New Delhi(NVI): A bill to grant citizenship to minorities from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan was cleared by Parliament today.
The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 was approved by the Rajya Sabha with 125 votes in favour and 105 against it, two days after the Lok Sabha passed it.
The upper house of Parliament gave it approval to the controversial legislation after rejecting a motion to send the bill to a Select Committee.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while hailing the development, said it was a “landmark day for India and its ethos of compassion and brotherhood”.
He said the legislation will alleviate sufferings of many who faced persecution for years.
Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, on the other hand, said it was a “dark day” in constitutional history of India.
