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While the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 was passed in the Lok Sabha to grant citizenship to non-Muslim refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan, spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar requested the Centre to grant citizenship to Sri Lankan Tamilians who are residing in India as refugees for the past 35 years

The Lok Sabha, on Monday (December 9), passed a Bill, which seeks to increase punishment for illegally making or selling prohibited arms and ammunition, after the reply by Home minister Amit Shah

The Lok Sabha on Monday (December 9) passed the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019, with a majority of 311 votes against 80 votes in the Lower House where 391 members were present. The debate on the same lasted for seven hours.

Telangana high court ordered the state administration to preserve the bodies of the four accused of the rape and murder of a woman veterinarian till December 13. All this and more on today's MyNation in 100 seconds.

There are instances clearly pointing to the fact that the Hindus have been persecuted in Pakistan and over the years have had no home to live. Several girls from the Hindu community along from those of other minority communities like the Christians are abducted every month and forcibly converted. Reports suggest that Christian and Hindu minority women were forcibly married off to their abductors or rapists. Here's why the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill becomes extremely important.

 

 

 

While Union home minister Amit Shah introduced the Citizenship Amendment Bill in Lok Sabha, several leaders from the Opposition stood against the move. However, 293 members voted in favour of the Bill and 82 against it

The government has exempted certain areas in the North East from the purview of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill. We go through the importance of these exemptions

Union home minister Amit Shah introduced the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 in the Lok Sabha. During this time, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut said that his party supports the Bill, but the voting rights should not be granted to the immigrants for 25 years.
 

Indian citizenship will be provided to the members of Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian communities facing religious persecution, putting an end to them being treated as illegal immigrants in the country through this Bill
            

Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad will introduce the Constitution (126th Amendment Bill) 2019, in the Lok Sabha on Monday (December 9)
                   

Abhinav Khare deep dives into the Citizenship Amendment Bill. Our Opposition as usual has been oblivious to the plight of the people in theocratic nations. We have already lost a lot of time, but this amendment is indeed a step in the right direction

While the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill has faced much opposition, one must consider the motive of the government in providing relief and citizenship to those who were persecuted and fled neighbouring lands and are living without rights in India

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday (December 4) approved the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill that seeks to provide citizenship to non-Muslims from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh if they faced persecution in their countries. This and more on MyNation in 100 seconds

If reports are to be believed, the Shiva Sena is all set to oppose the Citizenship Amendment Bill. 

While the Opposition, including the Congress, opposed the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill arguing that the Constitution does not permit the granting of citizenship based on religion, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday (December 4) approved the Centre's decision