The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill seeks to provide Indian citizenship to non-Muslims from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan. This bill was passed by the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. After over seven-hour-long debate, the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019 was passed in the Lok Sabha with 311 members favouring it and 80 voting against it.

According to the proposed legislation, members of Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian communities, who have come from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, till December 31, 2014 and facing religious persecution there, will not be treated as illegal immigrants and will be given Indian citizenship.