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Updated December 9th, 2019 at 18:44 IST

''We will have to differentiate between intruders and refugees'': Amit Shah on CAB

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday asserted that the CAB has an endorsement of India's 130 crore citizens

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday asserted that the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019, which seeks to give Indian nationality to non-Muslim refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan who were facing religious persecution there, has the endorsement of the people as it was part of the BJP's election manifesto.

'Manipur will be brought under Inner Line Permit regime'

Trying to allay apprehensions of the people of Northeastern region, Shah said the Narendra Modi government was committed to protect the customs and culture of the people of the region and informed that Manipur will be brought under Inner Line Permit regime.

"Citizenship amendment bill has the endorsement of 130 crore citizens of the country as it was the part of the BJP manifesto in 2014 as well as 2019 Lok Sabha elections," he said, initiating the debate on the contentious bill. "We will have to differentiate between intruders and refugees. Citizenship amendment bill does not discriminate against anyone and does not snatch anyone's rights," he said.

Read: Amit Shah tables CAB amid opposition, says, 'Muslim community not named even once'

Read: Mamata Banerjee: Not a single citizen will be allowed to turn a refugee due to NRC & CAB

Amit Shah on CAB: We will have to differentiate between intruders and refugees

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Published December 9th, 2019 at 18:03 IST

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