New Delhi, January 6: BJP President Amit Shah on Monday said that 52,72,000 missed calls have been received on the "special number" launched by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in support of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). The Home Minister and BJP President added that a total of 68 lakh calls have been received on the toll-free number 88662-88662. The missed call campaign was started by the BJP from January 5. From Free Netflix Subscription, Mobile Data to Hot Chats With Girls, Does The 'Support CAA' Number 88662-88662 Tweeted by BJP Offer all? Beware of Fake Messages.

The announcement by Amit Shah comes days after there was controversy over the BJP adopting the method of missed calls to garner support for the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). Various right-wing twitter handles suspected to have affiliations with BJP had started using devious means in a desperate bid to get missed calls, including claiming free Netflix subscription. Amit Shah then himself had to confirm that the number is BJP's drive for gaining support for the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). After Netflix, Sex and Data Tweets, Amit Shah Re-Confirms Support For CAA Toll Free Number 8866288662 Belongs To BJP and Not Netflix!

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In a bid to mobilise support for the Citizenship Amendment Act, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had launched a toll-free mobile number for people to give missed calls to register their endorsement of the contentious legislation. During the BJP's 10-day mass contact drive, which started from January 5, people have been urged to give a miss call on toll-free number 88662-88662.

Hours after the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) toll-free number was launched, a Congress worker also launched a number to garner support against the act. Congress supporters asked people to give a missed call on 9953588585 to register their protest against the controversial act.

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