Pink Floyd Guitarist Roger Waters Terms CAA as "Fascist" & "Racist"

London, February 27, 2020:

Roger Waters, the founding guitarist of legendary British rock group 'Pink Floyd' has recently termed the Indian Government's amendment of the Citizenship Act during an event in London while demanding the release of Wikileaks' founder, Julian Assange.

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During the event, the legendary six-stringer also recited Indian poet Aamir Aziz’s Sab Yaad Rakha Jayega, which was composed when the anti-CAA brigade first took to the streets of Delhi to protest

Waters has recently turned political and has been outspoken in his opposition to the United States President Trump and the Benjamin Netanyahu-led Israeli regime.

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Waters pointed to protests in various parts of the world, including India, as proof that there is a global movement. "Julian is why we are here today, but this is no parochial protest. We are today part of a global movement, a global movement that might be the beginning of the global enlightenment that this fragile planet so desperately needs", Waters said.

Waters then went on to recite the English version of Aziz’s Sab Yaad Rakha Jayega and said that the poet, Aziz, was fighting against the BJP-led Government's "fascist" and "racist" Citizenship Law.

The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 was passed by the Parliament of India on 11 December 2019. It amended the Citizenship Act of 1955 by providing a path to Indian citizenship for illegal migrants from Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. The amendment of the Act, that was criticized for its exclusion of Muslims, sparked protests across India -- first in the Northeast Indian states, and then in the other parts of the country.

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