Many celebs from across industries have voiced their opinions after seeing the ongoing protests happening in various parts of the country. While there are several other stars who have remained tight-lipped over the protests against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), on December 17 Bollywood actress Parineeti Chopra told a bold stand on the issue. And her post over anti-CAA protests led to the speculations that she has being dropped as the brand ambassador of Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao campaign. Anti-CAA Protests: Parineeti Chopra Takes a Bold Stand, Says 'Forget CAB We Need to Pass a Bill to Not Call Our Country a Democracy Anymore'.

Parineeti Chopra had posted, “If this is what’s gonna happen every time a citizen expresses their view, forget #CAB, we should pass a bill and not call our country a democracy anymore! Beating up innocent human beings for speaking their mind? BARBARIC.” By evening on the same day reports started doing rounds that Parineeti, who was the brand ambassador of the ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' campaign in Haryana, has been dropped down from the position. But the actress had ended her stint as the brand ambassador much back. Parineeti Chopra Removed as Brand Ambassador of 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' Campaign Post Her Anti-CAA Tweet? No, Here's The Truth.

Here’s Parineeti Chopra’s Tweet:

Now the spokesperson of Women & Child Development Department of Haryana Government has issued a clarification on this entire saga. The statement read, “News of Parineeti Chopra being dropped (for tweeting against #CAA) as brand ambassador of 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' is false, baseless and malicious. MOU was for 1 year, till April, 2017.Thereafter MOU was never renewed.”

Here’s The Clarification Post:

Parineeti Chopra was appointed as the brand ambassador for the 'Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao' campaign by the Haryana government in 2015. On the work front, the actress will next been in Saina biopic and The Girl on the Train. Stay tuned for further updates!

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