Why CM Amarinder Singh is against Citizenship Amendment Bill Amaresh Patel LAW CRITIQUE Sun, Dec 08, 2019, at ,08:36 AM CM Amarinder Singh came out strongly against the Citizenship Amendment Bill and termed it as being against the democratic spirit of India. While opposing the bill he said the bill would not be allowed to be passed in Punjab Assembly. However, in reference to the Telangana killing of the rape accused, he said, “if the men had fired at the cops then the action was justified….There is no such thing as encounter. In his state, the police were very clear on this issue, and terrorists and goondas/gangsters had been asked to lay down their arms or face the consequences.” However, CM Amarinder came out strongly against the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and said, “Let the proposed Citizenship Amendment Bill be passed by Parliament and come to our Assembly, where we have two third majority. It will not be passed in my stated.”