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Union cabinet clears Citizenship (Amendment) Bill

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Press Trust of India New Delhi

The Union Cabinet has cleared the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill that seeks to grant citizenship to non-Muslim refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan if they faced religious persecution there, sources said on Wednesday.

A bill to amend the the Citizenship Act, 1955, is likely to be introduced in the Parliament in the next two days, the sources said.

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First Published: Dec 04 2019 | 11:30 AM IST

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