Constitution Experts Debate: Will Citizenship Amendment Bill Pass Legal Scrutiny? | To The Point

After sailing through the Lok Sabha, the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, will be tabled in Rajya Sabha tomorrow (December 11). The Citizenship Amendment Bill proposes granting Indian citizenship to the persecuted minorities such as Hindus, Jains, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists and Parsis fleeing Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan. The Bill doesn't mention Muslim refugees.
The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill is hugely controversial; its critics say it is unconstitutional, and protests have been held in several parts of India against it. A bandh called by a body of student organisations in several states in the Northeast.

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