Tuesday, December 10th, 2019
Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019: US commission seeks sanctions against Amit Shah
A US federal commission on international religious freedom has said Washington should consider sanctioning Home Minister Amit Shah and other senior Indian leaders if both Houses of Parliament pass the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, calling the measure a “dangerous turn in the wrong direction”. The commission’s statement In a statement issued on Monday, the commission, known as USCIRF, said it was deeply troubled that the Lok Sabha had passed the Bill, introduced by Shah, because of its religious criterion. It alleged that the Bill creates a route to citizenship for immigrantsRead More