Citizenship Amendment Bill in Parliament LIVE: The bill aims to amend the six-decade-old Citizenship Act and provide Indian citizenship to non-Muslim refugees from Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah is likely to table the Citizenship Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha today amid vehement opposition from Northeastern states. The bill aims to amend the six-decade-old Citizenship Act and provide Indian citizenship to non-Muslim refugees from Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Meanwhile, people in the Northeast are protesting against the bill as they believe it is an attempt by the Central government to nullify the Assam Accord of 1985, which intends to deport illegal immigrants irrespective of their religious affiliations. Several prominent students organisations in the Northeast have threatened to launch a massive agitation if the bill is passed.
Rejecting the Opposition’s objections, the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2019 has been introduced in the Lok Sabha. The Bill was introduced after the division of votes in the House. 293 members voted in favour of introducing the bill while 82 voted against the move.
Earlier, Home minister Amit Shah introduced the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2019 in the House amidst uproar by the opposition members. The legislation is intended to amend the existing law in order to grant an exemption to illegal migrants in selected categories
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