Times of Islamabad

Former Indian PM Manmohan Singh makes big demand from Modi government over controversial citizenship act

Former Indian PM Manmohan Singh makes big demand from Modi government over controversial citizenship act

ISLAMABAD – Former Indian PM Manmohan Singh makes big demand from Modigovernment over controversial citizenship act.

Former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called for withdrawal ofthe controversial Citizenship Amendment Act.

In his article in Indian newspaper ‘the Hindu’, Manmohan Singh said Indiahas slid from a liberal democracy to a majoritarian state and faces socialdisharmony and economic slowdown.

Pointing out to the anti-Muslim violence in New Delhi last month, he saidthe current situation in India is very grim and morose and stateinstitutions failed to protect citizens during the violence.

The former Indian Prime Minister wrote that investors are unwilling toundertake new projects in India and communal tensions are furtherreinforcing their reluctance.