72 yrs to learn traffic rules, 2 days to learn CAA? Must teach blessed people: Anupam Kher

Anupam Kher, who has been politically vocal on social media, took to his Twitter handle to defend CAA and take on those who are opposing it. In a video he shared, Kher spoke of need to 'tell people what is right and what is wrong'. Slamming anti-CAA lobby, Kher posed some questions and said, 'we need to teach people, sometimes with a sense of humour'.

He wrote: "Sometimes it is necessary to convince some people that what y are understanding or acting to understand or trying to convince people is absolutely wrong. I mean CAA and NRC. You understand! Jai Ho!! #shareit" [sic]

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In video he said, "Blessed are some of people of my country. Since 72 years y haven't been able to understand traffic rules. Since 3 years, y don't kw how to pay GST. We have to spend crores on advertisements to explain m open defecation. But CAA y have understood in 2 days. And NRC y have understood even before it got executed in country. We have to teach people what is right and what is wrong, sometimes with a sense of humour."

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uproar over CAA and NRC

A nationwide furore is currently ongoing over implementation of Citizenship Amendment Act and fears over a nationwide NRC. former was passed by both House of Parliament in December. It seeks to provide citizenship to mirity communities namely Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan. This will be applicable to members of se communities having arrived in India on or before December 31, 2014. Moreover, y will t be considered as illegal migrants, though act of t extending act to Muslims from se three countries has sparked off a debate and ensuing protests. 

On or hand, NRC has only been conducted in state of Assam under supervision of Supreme Court. However, opposition has raised apprehension about possibility of NRC being implemented along with CAA. It has been alleged that a particular community would be targeted in this process. government has stated as recently as Tuesday that re are so far plans for a pan-India NRC.

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