[Live Updates] : Rajya Sabha Debate On Citizenship Amendment Bill

Tiruchi Siva from DMK opposes the #CABBill

Questions the rationale of including Afghanistan, which shares no border with India. Says refugees must be seen as a single class, without any distinction based on religion.

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T K Rangarajan says CPI(M) @cpimspeak opposes the #CABBill "tooth and nail"

#CABBill is dividing migrants on the basis of religion.This breaks our constitutional ethos : Keshav Rao (TRS)

Dr Keshav Rao from TRS says that BJP came to power with nearly 40% votes of the country. That's not majority. So electoral support for manifesto not a reason to support #CABBill

False narratives to spread panic are being created on the issue : JD(U) MP

Ram Chandra Prasad Singh from JD(U) speaks in support of the #CABBill.

JD(U) MP Ram Chandra Prasad Singh says that unrelated issues have been brought into the discussion. #CAB2019 is only for protection religious minorities who fled from specified countries. Its not affecting any rights of Indian citizens. 

Has religious persecution in Pak, Bangladesh and Afghanistan stopped after December 31, 2014? Javed Ali Khan questions the rationale of the cut-off date.

Javed Ali Khan (SP) quotes from M S Golwalkar's book 'We wor our Nationhood'.

He says #CAB2019 is for realizing the concept of Hindu nation as advocated by Golwalkar.

Javed Ali Khan (SP) quotes from M S Golwalkar's book 'We wor our Nationhood'.

He says #CAB2019 is for realizing the concept of Hindu nation as advocated by Golwalkar.

The #CAB2019 is only fulfilling the wishes of Jinnah : Javed Ali Khan (SP)

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