Citizenship (Amendment) Bill Cleared By Union Cabinet | Read

The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill or CAB that seeks to grant citizenship to non-Muslim refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan was cleared by cabinet this morning. The bill, which had lapsed during the previous term of Lok Sabha, is expected to be taken up in parliament next week. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh had yesterday told BJP parliamentarians that the bill is top priority, as important as the Article 370 move to end special status to Jammu and Kashmir.