There has been a ruckus in the country over the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). Meanwhile, a statement by Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen has caused a stir in the political streets. Taslima has described the revised citizenship law as 'very good' and 'liberal'.
She said that this law should be relaxed for independent Muslim thinkers, feminists and secular people from neighboring countries. It is good to hear that in Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan, minorities who have been tortured due to religious reasons will get citizenship of India. It is a very good idea and very generous. '
Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen, who lives in exile in India, said that I believe that there are people like me, independent thinkers and atheists in the Muslim community who are tortured in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan and they should get the right to live in India. '
He also said during this time that Islam should be more democratic and clean. We need more free thinkers. The Uniform Civil Code should be based on equality, not religion.
Let us tell you that Nasreen said this while addressing the 'Exile: Writer's Journey' session on the second day of Kerala Literature Festival.
Nasreen left Bangladesh in 1994
Let us tell you that since 1994, 57-year-old Taslima Nasreen has been living in exile. While she has been living in India since 2004. Taslima is living in Delhi on the basis of residence permit. Citing the example of a Muslim atheist blogger who has been in controversy over his authorship, he said he was murdered by suspected Islamic militants in Bangladesh a few years ago.
After this, many bloggers went to Europe or America to save their lives. He said why didn't he come to India? India today needs independent thinkers, secularists, feminists from the Muslim community. '
Nasreen further said that she always feels at home in India. 'People tell me that I am a foreigner. However, I always feel like I'm at my house. I will live only and only in India. It is noteworthy that recently Taslima Nasreen's book 'Besharam' has come, which is a link to her popular work Lajja.
What is citizenship amendment law
Significantly, the Central Government amended the citizenship law and passed the bill from Parliament on 11 December last year. The amended citizenship law provides for Indian citizenship in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan on the basis of religion in such persecuted Hindu, Parsi, Sikh, Jain, Buddhist and Christian communities.
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