Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray has scraped the decision of setting up state’s first detention camp in Navi Mumbai for illegal immigrants, a decision that was made by his predecessor Devendra Fadnavis, Mumbai Mirror reported.

Thackeray’s decision came at a time when the people all over the country are protesting against the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act and the National Registry of Citizens. It also indicates that the likeliness of Maharashtra joining the states that refused to implement the controversial law. The governments of Kerala, Punjab, West Bengal, Odisha, Rajasthan, and Andhra Pradesh have refused to implement the CAA and the NRC in their states, terming it unconstitutional. Thackeray also said that Maharashtra will clear its stance on the issue after the Supreme Court hears the matter on January 22.