Published 09:38 IST, December 18th 2019
Alia Bhatt shares pic of Constitution of India, shows support for students protesting CAA
Many Bollywood celebrities have shared their opinions over the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), and actress Alia Bhatt is the latest one of them to show support
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Many Bollywood celebrities have shared their opinions over the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), and actress Alia Bhatt is the latest one of them to show support towards students protesting against CAA. Taking to Instagram, Alia shared a picture of the Preamble to the constitution and her own personal message with it which read, "Learn from the students".
Alia Bhatt & others voice their opinions
Actor Ishaan Khatter and Sonakshi Sinha also shared pictures of the Preamble on social media. Ishaan also wrote, “I was raised to believe in and take pride in the fact that we are the greatest secular nation in the world. I want it to remain that way. I stand by anybody who exercises their rights peacefully and I pray for the unison and well being of all my fellow people.”
This is what we were, what we are and what we MUST remain! #neverforget pic.twitter.com/itmacCC9qV
— Sonakshi Sinha (@sonakshisinha) December 17, 2019
Anti-CAA protests ongoing:
Meanwhile, protests opposing the amended Citizenship Bill remained persistent and was further spread across various college campuses across the country. Amid this, Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi said, "You can oppose all you want, but PM Modi's BJP government is firm on its decision. All these refugees would get citizenship, they will become citizens of India and live with dignity."
Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi on #CitizenshipAmendmentAct: Aapko jo rajnitik virodh karna hai wo karo, Bharatiya Janata Party ki Modi sarkar firm hai. Ye sabhi sharanarthiyo ko nagrikata milegi, vo Bharat ke nagrik banenge aur samman ke sath duniya me rahenge. pic.twitter.com/JKyTbDMx4K
— ANI (@ANI) December 17, 2019
The latest protest erupted in East Delhi's Seelampur area on Tuesday, and took a violent turn. The sources further stated that initially, the protests were peaceful, however, it took a violent turn, forcing the police to use tear gas shells to disperse the protesters. The protests in Seelampur comes two days after clashes erupted between the police and protesters in Jamia Millia Islamia University.
Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019
The Act grants Indian citizenship to refugees from Hindu, Christian, Sikh, Buddhist and Parsi communities fleeing religious persecution from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh who entered India on or before December 31, 2014.
09:17 IST, December 18th 2019