- The US USCIRF called the Citizenship Amendment bill biased
- Foreign Ministry said- Citizenship bill and NRC do not snatch Indian citizenship from anyone on the basis of religion
- ‘Every country including America has the right to census and identify its citizens’
India has rejected the US statement on the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB). Foreign Ministry spokesman Ravish Kumar said on Tuesday that the US International Center for Religious Freedom (USCIRF) does not need to interfere in our affairs. The Citizenship Bill (CAB) and NRC do not snatch Indian citizenship from anyone on the basis of religion. The USCIRF described the citizenship bill as biased.
Ravish Kumar said – USCIRF does not have the right to interfere in this matter. They are not aware of the local problems here. They are making rhetoric based on their prejudices. Every country, including the US, has the right to conduct a census and identify its citizens. Plans or laws can be made to do this.
The bill provides for citizenship on the basis of religion
The USCIRF said on Monday that it was worried over the passage of the CAB in the Lok Sabha. This is a dangerous move in the wrong direction. The bill states whether to grant citizenship or not on the basis of religion. It is also different from the secular form and constitution of India, which gives equality to everyone beyond religious discrimination. The Commission said – If the bill is passed in both the houses, then the US government will consider banning against Home Minister Amit Shah and the main leadership Narender Modi.
CAB passed in Lok Sabha on Monday
The citizenship amendment bill passed in the Lok Sabha on Monday night. Voting held at 12.04 pm saw 311 votes in favor and 80 votes in opposition. This was debated for about 14 hours. Opposition parties called the bill discriminatory on the basis of religion. Home Minister Amit Shah said in response that this bill is a document of freedom from torture and Indian Muslims have nothing to do with it. Shah said that this bill is only for the minorities who have come to India after being tortured from 3 countries and there is no Muslim minority in these countries, because the national religion there is Islam. The bill will now be introduced in the Rajya Sabha.