CPI(M) claims specific Assam NRC motive to CAB's passage, makes big allegation

CPI(M)  on Thursday said BJP has pushed Citizenship (Amendment) Bill to extend its "communal nda" of ensuring that Hindu migrants from Banglesh living in Assam are given citizenship while seeking to exclude Muslim migrants from that country.

An editorial in forthcoming edition of CPI(M) mouthpiece Peoples Democracy said BJP h to get CAB passed to ensure smooth running of National Register of Citizens (NRC) process. 

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" motivation for bill was its communal nda of ensuring that Hindu migrants from Banglesh living in Assam could be given citizenship while seeking to exclude any Muslim migrant from that country. This measure was necessitated because National Register of Citizens (NRC) process in Assam would have excluded all those who entered state after March 24, 1971," editorial said. 

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