What is 'The Citizenship Amendment Bill 2019?'

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So, we are going to tell you all about 'what is the citizenship amendment bill 2019?' This is related to Indian citizens from different religions where the amendment bill passed.

The Amendment Bill was passed on 10 December 2019 which is introduced by Amit Shah enacted by Lok Sabha and bill published on 9 December 2019. Let's know below more about The Citizenship Amendment Bill 2019.

Citizenship Amendment Bill 2019

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The Citizenship Amendment Bill 2019 is a bill revising the 1955 Citizenship Act to provide a path to Indian citizenship to illegal migrants who are Buddhists, Christians, Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, and Parsis from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh who entered into India on or before 31 December 2014. It also attempts to relax the terms of residence in India for citizenship by adjustment from 11 years to 5 years for all these migrants. The instant beneficiaries of the Bill, as per IB records, it will be over 30,000 peoples.

On 4 December 2019, The Union Cabinet cleared the Bill. It was passed by the Lok Sabha on 10 December 2019, and consequently, in the Rajya Sabha on 11th December 2019. It came into effect from 12 December 2019.

The passage of the bill created protests in India. A petition opposing the bill was signed by over 1,000 Indian scientists and scholars. Also, the bill was criticized by the US Commission on International Religious Freedom. Some critics of the bill consider it approves religious discrimination.

So this is all about Citizenship Amendment Bill 2019.