‘Tryst With Bigotry’: Priyanka, Rahul Gandhi Slam Citizenship Bill

Congress’ Rahul Gandhi slammed the government over Citizenship Bill, saying it was an “attack on the Constitution”.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday, 10 December, slammed the government over the passage of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, saying it was an "attack on the Indian Constitution".

The Lok Sabha passed the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill a little past midnight on Tuesday after a heated debate that lasted over seven hours.

The #CAB is an attack on the Indian constitution. Anyone who supports it is attacking and attempting to destroy the foundation of our nation.

— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) December 10, 2019

His sister, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi, also mounted a sharp attack on the government, saying, "India's tryst with bigotry and narrow minded exclusion" was confirmed as the Citizenship Bill was passed in the Lok Sabha.

Our constitution, our citizenship, our dreams of a strong and unified India belong to ALL of us.

We will fight against this government’s agenda to systematically destroy our constitution and undo the fundamental premise on which our country was built with all our might.

— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) December 10, 2019

The Bill seeks to provide Indian citizenship to non-Muslim refugees coming from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan after facing religious persecution there. The Bill will now be tabled in the Rajya Sabha for its nod on Wednesday.

(This story has been edited for clarity.)