The Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance is comfortably placed to ensure the Bill's passage not just in the Lok Sabha, but Rajya Sabha as well
The organisation also announced a series of agitations to protest against the Bill likely to be introduced in Parliament on Monday
Citizenship Bill is no improvement on the first version
The Central government is expected to introduced the contentious Bill in Parliament on December 11 after the Union Cabinet gave its nod to the measure on Wednesday.
The Citizenship Amendment Bill is listed for introduction and passage in the House on Monday.
Since we raised the question of old and new history, it might be necessary for us to go back a few decades to understand the nature and complexity of migration in the east, especially Assam
Referring to the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution, the prime minister said the decision might seem a politically difficult one, but it had raised a new hope of development
Congress sources said party chief Sonia Gandhi will discuss with senior party leaders and like-minded parties to give shape to the her party's response to the bill.
The BJP has reached out to regional parties to support the Bill
The contentious Bill is set to be tabled next week in the Parliament.
The Bill will be tabled in the Rajya Sabha after being dealt with by the Lower House of Parliament
Home Minister Amit Shah is likely to table Bill that gives citizenship to religious minorities persecuted in neighboring Muslim countries.
The Bill aims to provide citizenship to non-Muslim refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan
The Bill seeks to grant citizenship to non-Muslim refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan if they faced religious persecution there, sources said
The AIUDF has opposed the bill as it will have "severe impact on the socio-economic and political aspects of the country", the letter said.
The Union Cabinet today gave its nod to the Citizenship Amendment Bill, which will now be tabled in Parliament soon
Earlier in the day, the Union Cabinet cleared the bill that seeks to grant citizenship to non-Muslim refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan if they faced religious persecution there
A large section of people and organisations in the northeast have opposed the Citizenship Bill
Along with the BJP-RSS, the students' union and alumni association also banned entry of all organisations and leaders, who are supporting the CAB, into the institution
While the Saffron outfit drew a blank, archrival TMC took all three seats riding on the same issues