Citizenship Amendment Bill - the buzz of the month
In a nutshell The Citizenship Amendment Bill – the buzz of the month What works in favour of CAB? - Persecuted minorities are being given shelter in a nation that has always welcomed and stood for secularism. For them it comes as a relief. - Muslims belonging to the three countries – Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan won’t be given any shelter. If they are being persecuted within their ow homeland/community/religion it is their internal matter. - Congress too in the past has set religion as their criteria for giving citizenship. India was partitioned on religious lines when Congress was in power. So this isn’t anything new. - People of the north east have been taken care of as there are regions within the ‘Inner Line Permit’ which hav...