What is Citizenship Amendment Bill or CAB?

Written By : admin | 10 Dec 2019 09:15 AM (IST)

The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB) was passed in Lok Sabha a little past midnight on Monday after a heated debate that lasted over seven hours. The bill seeks to provide Indian citizenship to non-Muslim refugees coming from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan after facing religious persecution there.

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