Amid widespread protests against the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), India's Home Minister Amit Shah has challenged opposition leaders to a debate on it, declaring that come what may, the law will stand.

"Let me say this here and now, this law will not be withdrawn, no matter who protests... We are not scared of opposition, we were born in it,"  Amit Shah said at a Lucknow rally on Tuesday (Jan 21).

Amit Shah also declared that construction of a Ram temple touching the skies in Ayodhya will begin within three months, reports PTI.

The BJP leader suggested that a canard is being spread against the CAA by the Congress, SP, BSP, and Trinamool Congress.

He challenged Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Samajwadi Party's Akhilesh Yadav, Bahujan Samaj Party's Mayawati and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee to hold a discussion with him on the CAA at a public forum.