Mumbai: In a recent development, the US informed on Thursday that it was monitoring the situation in various Indian states following the passage of the controversial Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) in Parliament, and urged the government to protect religious rights. Minorities in keeping with the Constitution and democratic values.
Speaking to the media department, a State Department spokesperson said, “We are closely following the development regarding the Citizenship Amendment Bill. Religious freedom and respect for equal treatment under the law are core principles of our two democracies. “
The CAB is now officially a law after President Ram Nath Kovind’s assent, has triggered violent protests in three states-Assam, Meghalaya and Tripura-of the northeast.
The purpose of the bill is to avoid religious persecution in their native countries from religious minorities – Hindus, Christians, Buddhists, Sikhs, Jains and Parsis who came to India before 31 December 2014 To provide Indian citizenship. The most controversial aspect of the cab, however, is the exclusion of Muslims from the list of minorities.
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