Citizenship Bill to be introduced in LS on December 9

05 Dec 2019 Evaluate

The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill is likely to be introduced in the Lok Sabha (LS) on December 9 and will be taken up for passage the next day.

The bill, which seeks to grant citizenship to non-Muslim immigrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan if they faced religious persecution there, will be tabled in the Rajya Sabha after being dealt with by the Lower House of Parliament. Its passage in the Lok Sabha is all but certain due to the massive majority the BJP and its allies have, and the Union government is confident of its passage in the Rajya Sabha as well with the support of several non-aligned regional parties which have often joined the treasury benches in the past.

The Citizenship Bill has faced stiff opposition from Congress, Trinamool Congress, CPI-M and other political parties who have argued that citizenship cannot be given on the basis of religion.

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