India Opposition vows to work against Citizenship Bill |
The Congress and other opposition parties are set to join forces to oppose the Citizenship Amendment Bill, which is likely to be introduced in Parliament in the coming few days. The Union Cabinet on Wednesday cleared the draft legislation that proposes citizenship for religious minorities from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan. It looks to fulfill a key election promise of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and has set the stage for a parliamentary showdown. The opposition parties went into a huddle on Thursday morning to decide on a common strategy. Their campaign will focus on certain key issues. The meeting, held at Rajya Sabha leader of Opposition, Ghulam Nabi Azad`s chamber in Parliament, was attended by parties such as the Trinamool Congress, DMK, Rashtriya Janata Dal, Samajwadi Party, Bahujan Samaj Party, Nationalist Congress Party and Aam Aadmi Party. The Shiv Sena, who snapped ties with the BJP last month, was not present. The bill proposes to make people from Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Buddhist, Christian and Parsi faiths who entered India from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan eligible for citizenship.
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