“Those working in the IT-BT sector in Bengaluru, contributing to our economy – lawyers, bankers, and common auto-rickshaw drivers, everyone is here to support [the CAA]. Not those puncture-wallahs in whose hearts, if you slit, you cannot even see two letters.”
This was what Tejasvi Surya, BJP MP from Bengaluru South, said on Sunday at a rally held in support of the Citizenship Act. Surya equated those opposing the new law with illiterate odd-jobs workers, while contending that those supporting it are from the educated and useful sections of society.
Buy an annual Scroll Membership to support independent journalism and get special benefits.
Our journalism is for everyone. But you can get special privileges by buying an annual Scroll Membership. Sign up today!