Senior Congress leader KC Venugopal on Saturday said that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, is a direct attack on the principal and values of fundamental rights.
BSP chief Mayawati on Friday hit out at the Centre saying that it showed “hastiness” to pass the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill and asserted that the government should also do the same in enacting strict legislation against harassment of women, rape and murder.
Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) will on Thursday file a writ petition in the Supreme Court against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, which has been passed by both houses of Parliament.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said that misinformation is being spread about the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 that it is against Muslims of India.
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram described the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill as “patently unconstitutional” on Tuesday and said with its passage in Parliament, the battleground will shift to the Supreme Court.
The US House foreign affairs committee has raised concerns over the passage of the Citizenship Amendment Bill in Lok Sabha, stating that any religious test for citizenship may undermine the basic tenet of democratic values of a nation.
Many key bills, including the Citizenship Bill, are scheduled to be tabled in the Winter Session of the Parliament which begins today.
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