NEW DELHI: Indian ruling party lawmaker Subramanian Swamy has offered Indian citizenship to former president Pervez Musharraf under the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
In a tweet, Subramanian Swamy referred Pervez Musharaf offering him citizenship under the new bill, “We can give Musharraf fast track citizenship since he is from Daryaganj and suffering persecution.”
We can give Musharraf fast track citizenship since he is from Daryaganj and suffering persecution. All self—acknowledged descendants of Hindus are qualified in a new CAA to come
— Subramanian Swamy (@Swamy39) December 19, 2019
Daryaganj is a locality in New Delhi where Musharraf was born.
Swamy wrote, “All self—acknowledged descendants of Hindus are qualified in a new CAA to come.”
Swamy’s comments come amid widespread protests in the country over the contentious citizenship law which seeks to grant citizenship to illegal immigrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan who entered India on or before 31st December 2014.
Read more: Protests against controversial citizenship law continue in India
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