MANGALURU: Maharashtra’s Congress MLA from Bandra East constituency

said coalition partners will hold a meeting soon to discuss about

.

Siddique, who was in Mangaluru on a private visit, told reporters here on Saturday that the Congress will convince Maharashtra chief minister

, who has decided to go ahead with the implementation of Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and

(NPR).

"We are going to sit together. Congress has always maintained its stand that it is going to be against CAA, NPR and NRC. We are maintaining a stand and we will make sure that allies be with us and Maharashtra does not implement this. The core team will be sitting before the commencement of legislature session, which is scheduled to begin on February 24. We will convince chief minister Uddhav Thackeray to adopt a resolution against CAA, NPR and NRC in the Maharashtra legislature session,” he said.

Thackeray’s statements in favour of CAA will not have any impact on the Maha Vikas Aghadi, coalition of Congress, Shiv Sena and Nationalist Congress Party in Maharashtra, he said.

To a query on ideological differences between Shiva Sena and Congress, especially with regard to Shiv Sena advocating job reservation for Mumbaikars, Siddique said, “Whatever decision we take is through a common minimum programme of the coordination committee. The chief minister believes in new ideas that the government has already launched ‘Mumbai 24x7’ by extending the city life to help boost city’s economy.”

Young MLAs in the Maha Vikas Aghadi, including Siddique, have been looking to empower youth and for the job creation, he said. “We have been focusing on development in such a way that Maharashtra sets an example for the rest of the country. We want to make sure that the government provides jobs and address environmental issues,” Siddique said.

He added that his visit was to check out the education hub of Mangaluru. “This is my first visit to Mangaluru. I heard a lot about the education system in Mangaluru. We would like to take something back home,” the MLA said.

Siddique visited Kudroli Sri Gokarnanatha Temple in the city and later attended a function at Kanachur Institute of Medical Sciences at Deralakatte.