Film star Jatin Bora, who is the chairman of the Assam State Film (Finance and Development) Corporation Ltd., resigned from the BJP on Thursday in protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB).
Mr. Bora announced his decision at a meeting sponsored by the All Assam Students’ Union at Latasil field to oppose the CAB in the presence of thousands of protesters that included artistes like Bollywood singer Zubeen Garg.
Mr. Bora said, “I don’t accept the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill. My identity of Jatin Bora is because of the people of Assam and I am with them on this issue.”
Mr. Garg had publicly stated that Mr. Bora should resign from the BJP to protest against the Bill, which was passed by Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
Mr. Bora, who recently acted in film Ratnakar, joined the BJP in 2014.
A few days ago, another popular actor from the State, Ravi Sharma, quit the party, protesting against the Bill. Several members of the Assamese film fraternity have voiced their opposition to the Bill and have come out in protest against it.
On Tuesday, National Award-winning filmmaker Jahnu Barua said he had withdrawn his film Bhoga Khirikee (Broken Window), which was produced by Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra, from the upcoming Assam film awards in protest against the Bill.
