As the government tabled much talked citizenship bill in the parliament on Tuesday, experts have raised serious concern about the proposed draft of the citizenship bill and demanded that it should be immediately scrapped.

They claimed that Nepali people would be outnumbered by foreigners if the proposed bill comes into effect, reports said.

Speaking at an interaction on Tuesday, Sadhya Bahadur Bhandari, leader of the People’s Front Nepal, said, “The draft of the citizenship bill must be scrapped immediately because this will ultimately outnumber Nepali people.”

He also termed the draft as “anti-nationalist”.

According to Bhandari, the bill if passed would bring dire consequences to the Nepali people because millions of foreigners living in Nepal from over 16 countries will claim citizenship, adding, “This bill would not solve the citizenship problems of the ethnic minorities of Nepal.”

Advocate Borna Bahadur Karki said the draft of the bill is insignificant at a time when the nation is passing through transitional phase. He claimed that the MPs are on wrong track and this would lead the nation towards more complex situation.

Expert on border issues Chetendra Jung Himali said the bill would put Nepal’s existence in danger. He said the people should begin campaign against the draft of the citizenship bill. He also said they have formed a committee to oppose misuse of citizenship.

The committee had suggested the government to adopt Green Card system for the foreigners living in Nepal like the developed countries.