Swara Bhasker attacks Centre on Padma Shri for Adnan Sami

Actor-cum-activist Swara Bhasker on Sunday targetted Central government over granting Pma Shri to Pakistan-origin singer nan Sami who became an Indian citizen in 2016. dressing "Save Constitution, Save Country" rally in Mhya Presh, Bhasker said that passing new citizenship amendment act tantamount to "betrayal" of Constitution.

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Sami, born in London to a Pakistani Air force veteran, applied for Indian citizenship in 2015 and became a citizen of country in January 2016. He was one of 118 people chosen for Pma Shri awards by Centre last month. " legal process to grant citizenship to refugees and arrest infiltrators alrey exists in India. You ( government) have granted Indian citizenship to nan Sami and w selected him for Pma Shri through that process. (If this is case) What is need and justification for Citizenship Amendment Act?"

Bhasker asked. "On one hand you abuse us (anti-CAA protesters), cane-charge us, slap us, hurl teargas shells at us and on or hand you award Pma Shri to a Pakistani," she said Bhasker said government labels some people as members of "tukde-tukde gang" and anti-nationals" as per its convenience.

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"Supporters of CAA and NRC keep harping about so-called infiltrators having entered our country. If that is case n why are we unable to see se intruders?" she asked.

" problem is that y have intruded into minds of government and ruling party," she said. Bhasker said government seems to have "fallen in love with Pakistan". "It sees Pakistan everywhere. My devout grandmor doesn't chant Hanuman Chalisa as often as this government keeps chanting Pakistan mantra," she said.

Without naming RSS, actor said, "Sitting in Nagpur, se people are spreing politics of hatred". Bhasker said Pakistan chose to become a religious nation after Partition in 1947 unlike India which opted to become a "secular republic where one's religion has thing to do with citizenship".

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"(Pakistan founder Mohamm Ali) Jinnah died a long ago, but his mirers want to divide country again in name of a religion," Bhasker said. She criticised BJP national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya for his controversial remarks about 'presence' of Bangleshi infiltrators in Indore, after some labourers were found eating poha and t rotis.

"If poha is a Bangleshi cuisine, n Kailash Vijayvariya, who grew up eating poha (in Indore), should be required to show his Indian citizenship papers," she demanded.