Citizenship Amendment Bill: Swara Bhasker, Nandita Das & Other Celebs Slam Bill

Popular celebrities including Gauahar Khan, Siddharth and Soni Razdan took to their social media account and shared their views on Citizenship Amendment Bill.

New Delhi: The Lok Sabha yesterday (9th December), passed the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019 following a six-hour long debate and Union Home Minister Amit Shah defending the Bill which is receiving flak. Among a total of 391 members present in the Lower House, 311 voted in favour of the Bill while 80 voted against it. PM Narendra Modi then took to his social media account and hailed the move. He wrote, "Delighted that the Lok Sabha has passed the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 after a rich and extensive debate. I thank the various MPs and parties that supported the Bill. This Bill is in line with India's centuries old ethos of assimilation and belief in humanitarian values."

Delighted that the Lok Sabha has passed the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 after a rich and extensive debate. I thank the various MPs and parties that supported the Bill. This Bill is in line with India’s centuries old ethos of assimilation and belief in humanitarian values.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 9, 2019

I would like to specially applaud Home Minister @AmitShah Ji for lucidly explaining all aspects of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019. He also gave elaborate answers to the various points raised by respective MPs during the discussion in the Lok Sabha.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 9, 2019

The Bill seeks to amend the Citizenship Act, 1955 to make illegal migrants who are Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians, excluding Muslims, from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan eligible for Indian citizenship. The Bill relaxes the requirement of residence in India from 11 years to six years for these migrants. Soon after the announcement yesterday, various known names from entertainment industry took to their social media account and expressed their thoughts on Citizenship (Amendment) Bill. Popular celebs including Swara Bhasker and Nandita Das aren't pleased with the decision and have tweeted against the Bill. Take a look at few celeb reaction on Citizenship (Amendment) Bill below: Swara Bhasker: SHAME! I do not want my hard earned money as a taxpayer to be spent in funding this sick bigoted NRC/CAB project!

SHAME! https://t.co/5DZkmpINsB

— Swara Bhasker (@ReallySwara) December 9, 2019

I do not want my hard earned money as a taxpayer to be spent in funding this sick bigoted NRC/CAB project! #CAB #CABAgainstConstitution #CABBill #NRCBill #IndiaAgainstCAB

— Swara Bhasker (@ReallySwara) December 9, 2019

Nandita Das: The citizen amendment bill completely undermines constitutional values and the rule of law. We need to realise that this is beyond party politics as it strikes at the very heart of the idea of India. It will no longer be the country our leaders fought for. (Credit: Twitter) 'Rang De Basanti' fame Siddharth: Deeply ashamed that Edapadi Palanisamy represents my state and our people. Supporting the #CAB shows his true colours, his lack of integrity and his desperate need to remain powerful at any cost. You will all be held accountable. Enjoy your temp power till then. #IndiaRejectsCAB

Deeply ashamed that Edapadi Palanisamy represents my state and our people. Supporting the #CAB shows his true colours, his lack of integrity and his desperate need to remain powerful at any cost. You will all be held accountable. Enjoy your temp power till then. #IndiaRejectsCAB

— Siddharth (@Actor_Siddharth) December 9, 2019

He further tweeted, "#Jayalalithaa would have never supported #CAB. How the #AIADMK has crashed in its ethos, in her absence!"

#Jayalalithaa would have never supported #CAB. How the #AIADMK has crashed in its ethos, in her absence!

— Siddharth (@Actor_Siddharth) December 9, 2019

Soni Razdan: This is the end of the India we all know and love. Or at least for many of us who do.

This is the end of the India we all know and love. Or at least for many of us who do. ???? https://t.co/qgMalHOZ1U

— Soni Razdan (@Soni_Razdan) December 9, 2019

Gauahar Khan: #CitizenshipAmendmentBill sad day for Indian democracy!

#CitizenshipAmendmentBill sad day for Indian democracy! ????

— Gauahar Khan (@GAUAHAR_KHAN) December 9, 2019

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