While
addressing
an
-anti-CAA
rally,
actor
Swara
Bhaskar
questioned
the
government
on
awarding
the
Padma
Shri
(India's
fourth-highest
civilan
honour)
to
Pakistani
origin
singer
Adnan
Sami.
Adnan,
who
was
born
to
a
Pakistani
Air
Force
veteran,
became
an
Indian
citizen
in
2016
after
applying
for
it
in
2015.
Swara
was
speaking
at
the
'Save
The
Constitution,
Save
The
Country'
rally
in
Indore,
challenging
the
need
for
Citizenship
Amendment
Act
when
a
process
for
granting
citizenship
to
refugees
already
exists.
She
brought
up
the
example
of
Adnan
Sami
to
do
so.
"The
legal
process
to
grant
citizenship
to
refugees
and
arrest
infiltrators
already
exists
in
India.
You
(the
government)
have
granted
the
Indian
citizenship
to
Adnan
Sami
and
now
selected
him
for
Padma
Shri
through
that
process.
(If
this
is
the
case)
What
is
the
need
and
justification
for
the
Citizenship
Amendment
Act?" she
said
She
continued,
"On
the
one
hand
you
abuse
us
(anti-CAA
protesters),
cane-charge
us,
slap
us,
hurl
teargas
shells
at
us
and
on
the
other
hand
you
award
Padma
Shri
to
a
Pakistani," adding
that
the
BJP
seems
to
have
fallen
in
love
with
Pakistan.
Adnan
Sami
was
one
of
118
citizens
chosen
for
the
prestigious
Padma
Shri
this
year.
Karan
Johar,
Kangana
Ranaut
and
Ekta
Kapoor
were
other
personalities
from
the
entertainment
industry
to
receive
this
honour.
Swara
has
been
a
vocal
opponent
of
the
CAA
and
has
taken
part
in
many
protests
to
express
her
stand.
Not
only
her,
but
celebs
like
Anurag
Kashyap,
Taapsee
Pannu,
Anubhav
Sinha,
Richa
Chadha
and
others
have
registered
their
protest
against
the
contentious
act
which
seeks
to
grant
citizenship
to
all
refugees
in
India,
except
Muslims,
who
have
fled
religious
persecution
in
Pakistan,
Bangladesh
and
Afhganistan.