AS-BILL-PAPON

Bollywood playback singer Angarag

Mahanta (Papon) Thursday opposed the Citizenship (Amendment)

Bill as it hurts the Assamese sentiments.

He also supported popular Assamese singer Zubeen Garg,

who has written to Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal to

withdraw the Bill and respect the sentiments of the Assamese.

''We promote Assamese culture across the globe and if we

cannot present it in our own state, it will be lost and we

cannot allow it to happen'', the singer, who hails from Assam,

told reporters.

''There can be no two opinions that the Assamese

sentiment has been hurt and I extend my full support to Zubeen

da on the stand he has taken on the Bill'', he added.

Zubeen had two days back threatened to launch an

agitation on his own, if Assam chief minister Sarbananda

Sonowal fails to take measures to scrap the controversial

Citizenship (Amendment) Bill.

He also said that if everyone is opposing the Bill, then

why is the government not re-considering it.