‘Celebrate the cockroach’: Salman Rushdie on anti-CEC protests

Salman Rushdie, the renowned Indian-born British-American author, has spoken out against recent protests in India against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the proposed National Register of Citizens (NRC), comparing the protesters to 'cockroaches'.

In an interview with The Indian Express, Rushdie said, 'I think it's wonderful that people are out on the streets protesting. I think it's a sign of a healthy democracy.'

Meanwhile, in separate news, Uttarakhand minister Rekha Arya has accused her husband of assault, forgery, and plotting to kill her. An FIR has been registered based on her complaint.