Taslima Nasreen said, “Many bloggers have gone to Europe and America to save their lives. Why can’t they come to India?”
New Delhi| Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen stood in support of the Modi Govt and praised the recent move of introducing the Citizenship Amendment Law. Nasreen said the Amended Citizenship law is very good and liberal law. She, however, said that it should include persecuted Muslims, free thinkers and atheists from neighbouring countries.
The law since it has been introduced has become a bone of contention. The act seeks to grant Citizenship to refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan from Hindu, Sikh, Christian, Jains, Parsi and Buddhist community. The Government received a lot of criticism for excluding the Muslim refugees. However, the Govt has said that the act will be applicable for persecuted minorities from the Muslim-majority countries.
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Taslima Nasreen was speaking on the second day of the Kerala Literature Festival. She said, “This law is good because it provides for citizenship for the religious minorities persecuted in Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan. People like me also have the right to get citizenship. We too have the right to live in India. CAA is a good idea.”
Taslima added, “Islam has to be more democratic and cultured. We need to think openly and think more. The same civil code should be based on equality, not on religion.” Taslima also mentioned Bangladeshi bloggers who were killed by fanatics. She said, “Many bloggers have gone to Europe and America to save their lives. Why can’t they come to India? Today India needs to keep independent, secular and feminist thinkers of the Muslim community. ”
Taslima Nasreen has been living in India since 1994
Since 1994 Taslima has been living in India. The author said, “The fundamentalists who are opposed to the CAA should be excluded. Whether radicals are from the minority community or from the majority community, both are dangerous. It should be condemned. I have always considered India my home. People tell me I’m a foreigner, though I always call it home. I will stay in India for as long as I can.”
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