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 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". 

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Alia Bhatt & others voice their opinions 

 

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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.”

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."

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. 

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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. 

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