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Tuesday, December 10th, 2019

 

Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019: Federal US commission seeks sanctions against home minister Amit Shah

CITIZENSHIP (AMENDMENT) BILL 2019: FEDERAL US

In a statement issued on Monday, the US Commission for International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) alleged that the CAB enshrines a pathway to citizenship for immigrants that specifically excludes Muslims, setting a legal criterion for citizenship. WASHINGTON: Describing the Citizenship Amendment Bill as a “dangerous turn in the wrong direction”, a federal US commission on international religious freedom has sought American sanctions against Home Minister Amit Shah and other principal Indian leadership if the bill with the “religious criterion” is passed by both houses of Parliament. The Lok Sabha passed theRead More