Citizenship Amendment Bill

A US body seeks sanctions against Amit Shah
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A US body seeks sanctions against Amit Shah

The USCIRF claimed that the Citizenship Amendment Bill introduces a religious test for citizenship

Citizenship Amendment Bill: MP's reactions
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Citizenship Amendment Bill: MP's reactions

Shashi Tharoor says citizenship bill to target Indian Muslims
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Shashi Tharoor says citizenship bill to target Indian Muslims

Demonstrators display placards during a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Bill, a bill that seeks to give citizenship to religious minorities persecuted in neighbouring Muslim countries, in Ahmedabad, India, December 9, 2019/ Reuters
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Protests erupt as India pushes for religion-based citizenship bill

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. File Photo: Collected
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Mamata urges people not to get scared of Citizenship Bill

Activists participate in a torch light procession to protest against the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) in Gauhati.Photo: AP via Hindustan Times
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Will Indian citizenship bill withstand legal scrutiny? Experts weigh in

Indians participate in a torch light procession to protest against the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) in Gauhati. Photo: AP via LiveMint
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The inevitability of errors in determining Indian citizenship

Critics point out that the move is part of the agenda of Hindu supremacy pushed by the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Photo: Nasir Kachroo/NurPhoto/Getty Images via Al Jazeera
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Explainer: All you need to know about India’s Citizenship Amendment Bill

Amit Shah said the provision to fast-track citizenship for non-Muslims was a “reasonable classification” since the three states were Islamic states and would not persecute Muslims.(PTI)
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In Amit Shah’s push to citizenship bill, sharp attack on Congress over Partition

Activists and some opposition parties have said the proposed law is discriminatory, in what critics say is a fresh attempt to sideline the nearly 200-million-strong Muslim minority/Adnan Abidi/Reuters
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All refugees but Muslims to get Indian citizenship