Volume : VIII, Issue : IV, April - 2019

Importance of Citizenship Amendment Bill: A Study

Neel Kamal Basumatary

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This article is a general study about the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2016. It is so introduced and passed by the Lok Sabha. It seeks to amend the Citizenship Act, 1955 and provide to grant citizenship to six religion of Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan, who are minorities in those countries after six years continuously residing within the territory of the country. The bill seeks to change the definition of illegal migrant. The very nature of the bill is controversial. Due to the introduction of the bill, there has been a protest in the north–eastern region of India. Ten northeastern political parties unanimously oppose the bill. The bill is regarded as violative of the provision of the constitution and the provision of the Assam Accord.

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IMPORTANCE OF CITIZENSHIP AMENDMENT BILL: A STUDY, Neel Kamal Basumatary INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-4 | April-2019

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