- Legislation will grant citizenship to religious minorities from neighbouring countries but not Muslims
ISLAMABAD, December 10: Prime Minister Imran Khan has strongly condemned controversial legislation passed by the Indian Parliament which will grant citizenship to religious minorities from neighbouring countries, but not Muslims.
“We strongly condemn Indian Lok Sabha citizenship legislation which violates all norms of international human rights law and bilateral agreements with Pakistan,” PM Imran tweeted Tuesday morning.
The premier described the move as “part of the RSS Hindu Rashtra design of expansionism propagated by the fascist Modi government.”.
We strongly condemn Indian Lok Sabha citizenship legislation which violates all norms of int human rights law & bilateral agreements with Pak. It is part of the RSS “Hindu Rashtra” design of expansionism propagated by the fascist Modi Govt. https://www.aljazeera. com/news/2019/12/india-table-controversial-citizenship-bill-parliament-191209041402071.html …
The draft law will grant citizenship to religions minorities from neighbouring Muslim countries but excludes Muslims.
The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill provides that Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis, and Christians fleeing persecution in Muslim-majority Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan can be granted citizenship of India. There are no similar provisions for Muslim refugees. The bill sailed through the lower house with 311 votes in favour and 80 against shortly after midnight on Monday.-Agencies
