Bengaluru, July 10 -- Escalating the political battle over the Karnataka government's proposed Permanent Residence Certificate (PRC), union Minister Shobha Karandlaje has urged union Home Minister Amit Shah to intervene immediately, alleging that the notification is unconstitutional, violative of the principle of single citizenship and fraught with serious national security implications.

In a detailed representation dated July 8, Karandlaje sought the Home Ministry's intervention against the Karnataka Permanent Residence Certificate (PRC), 2026, contending that the state government had no constitutional or statutory authority to create a separate category of "permanent residents.""The Constitution of India envisages one citizenship for all...