Mahesh Bhatt slams India's discriminatory citizenship law

• The legislation, passed by Indian parliament, allows New Delhi to grant citizenship to millions of illegal immigrants but not if they are Muslim.
• Mahesh Bhatt has now called out discriminatory Indian citizenship law.

Bollywood filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt has taken a pledge not to support the discriminatory and controversial Indian Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).

He joined a protest meet in Mumbai where he was seen taking the pledge, perhaps a few days back. “We believe Citizenship Amendment Bill is discriminatory and it violates the constitutional values. We don't accept this bill and if it becomes a law we shall boycott its execution. We pledge not to submit any documents if asked to prove our citizenship," he said.

After attending the press meet, Bhatt tweeted on Sunday, “We the people of India, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a sovereign socialist secular democratic republic”.

We the people of India , having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a SOVEREIGN SOCIALIST SECULAR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC.( At Ambedkar’s abode . After reading the Preamble of our Constitution.) ?@ShashiTharoor? ?@JhaSanjay? ?@mathewmantony? pic.twitter.com/OsFoagg3PI

— Mahesh Bhatt (@MaheshNBhatt) December 15, 2019

The legislation, passed by Indian parliament last week, allows New Delhi to grant citizenship to millions of illegal immigrants who entered India from three neighbouring countries [Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan] on or before December 31, 2014 – but not if they are Muslim.

The law has caused massive protests in Northeast India.