Country needs register of unemployed youths, not NRC: Prakash Raj

Actor Prakash Raj on Monday said country does t need statues that could cost Rs 3000 crore and if Government wants to prepare a register, n it should make one on country's unemployed youths and uneducated children.

Addressing a protest against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), National Population Register (NPR) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) here, actor claimed though government wants ongoing struggle to become violent, protesters should confine mselves to n-violent protests.

"This country belongs to all. We do t want Rs 3000 crore statue. If you (government) wants to prepare national register, n make one which will have number of unemployed, prepare list of uneducated children, he said, without mentioning name statue.

Taking a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's educational qualifications, actor said country's youth will teach him  lessons in political science and ensure he gets a degree. "This NRC, CAA are all jumla( gimmick)," he said. Alleging that 19 lakh people in Assam were denied citizenship, actor claimed even a Kargil war hero's name was also missing from NRC list "because he is Muslim."