Lok Sabha passed the Citizenship Amendment bill on Monday night with a majority of 311. The bill is to be tabled in Rajya Sabha for its approval. People are however protesting against the bill.
In the new Citizenship Amendment Bill a provision of the previous bill has been amended. It says that a person must have lived in India or worked for the federal government for at least 11 years before they can apply for citizenship. Additionally, the people belonging to communities like Parsi, Sikhs, Hindu, Christian and Jain who have come from Pakistan, Afganistan and Bangladesh till December 31, 2014, and are facing prosecution there will receive legal citizenship and will no longer be illegal immigrants in India. This bill was passed in the Lok Sabha last night with a majority of 311 against 80 votes. The bill will be now taken to Rajya Sabha for its approval. However, the government is facing a backlash as people are not happy with the passing of the bill. With the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) claiming it to be "a dangerous turn in the wrong direction". While some are supporting the bill there are people who have taken to the streets and are protesting against the same.
Here is how Twitter reacted to the Citizenship Amendment Bill:
#WATCH Delhi: Hindu refugees from Pakistan living in Majnu-ka-Tila area celebrate passage of #CitizenshipAmendmentBill2019 in Lok Sabha. pic.twitter.com/eeCE7SmfGH
— ANI (@ANI) December 10, 2019
Delhi: Hindu refugees from Pakistan living in Majnu-ka-Tila area celebrate passage of #CitizenshipAmendmentBill2019 in Lok Sabha. pic.twitter.com/uHAGCVxq6V
— ANI (@ANI) December 10, 2019
Delhi: Left Parties protest against #CitizenshipAmendmentBill2019 in Parliament pic.twitter.com/w2GJPgAKYc
— ANI (@ANI) December 10, 2019
Assam: Students continue to protest on the streets of Guwahati against #CitizenshipAmendmentBill. The Bill was passed in Lok Sabha last night. pic.twitter.com/j9ytEQhdSy
— ANI (@ANI) December 10, 2019
AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi tore a copy of #CitizenshipAmendmentBill2019 in Lok Sabha. pic.twitter.com/pzU1NtutD8
— ANI (@ANI) December 9, 2019
Students at the #AligarhMuslimUniversity stand against the #CitizenshipAmendmentBill2019. Calls for Civil Disobedience were made. pic.twitter.com/dSKOW3wkON
— Ubair Ul Hameed (@UbairUlHameed) December 10, 2019
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We slept as India - woke up as Hindustan.#CitizenshipAmendmentBill2019
— Atul Khatri (@one_by_two) December 10, 2019
Opposing the Citizenship Amendment Bill 2019 in the Lok Sabha, termed the amendment as anti Constitutional and against the democratic fabric of the nation, while recounting the history of the idea of citizenship.#CitizenshipAmendmentBill2019 pic.twitter.com/mhfRG4gjY6
— Manish Tewari (@ManishTewari) December 10, 2019
Against CAB Bill#CitizenshipAmendmentBill2019 pic.twitter.com/32Eo36CIOh
— Ibrahim Mondal (@IbrahimMondal13) December 10, 2019