Senior Congress leader and MP Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday attacked the Centre over the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill or CAB. He also slammed those supporting the bill, which he said is an attempt to destroy the foundation of India.

"The #CAB is an attack on the Indian constitution. Anyone who supports it is attacking and attempting to destroy the foundation of our nation," Rahul Gandhi tweeted.

Earlier, his sister and Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra came down hard on the bill and indicated that CAB threatens the freedom for which "our forefathers gave their lifeblood".

The #CAB is an attack on the Indian constitution. Anyone who supports it is attacking and attempting to destroy the foundation of our nation. Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) December 10, 2019

"Last night at midnight, India's tryst with bigotry and the narrow-minded exclusion was confirmed as the CAB was passed in the Lok Sabha. Our forefathers gave their lifeblood for our freedom. In that freedom, is enshrined the right to equality, and the right to freedom of religion," Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said.

"Our constitution, our citizenship, our dreams of a strong and unified India belong to ALL of us. We will fight against this government's agenda to systematically destroy our constitution and undo the fundamental premise on which our country was built with all our might," she added.

The CAB was passed in Lok Sabha after a long debate on Monday. Opposition parties strongly opposed the bill but Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who piloted the bill, replied to all their queries and even said that Indian Muslims have "no reason to fear" the bill.

The bill was passed in the Lower House after a 12-hour-long debate as 311 MPs voted in favour of it while 80 were against it. "The bill has nothing to do with Indian Muslims. The bill only intends to provide protection to the persecuted minorities in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh," Amit Shah assured.

Amit Shah also clarified that minorities in the country have no reason to fear under the Narendra Modi government's regime.

While the bill sailed through the Lok Sabha on Monday, all eyes will be on Wednesday's proceedings when the bill is introduced in Rajya Sabha.