India always had the tradition to accepting asylum seekers without any regard for their religion : Anand Sharma
Citizenship Act has been amended several times in the past to give citizenship to migrants. But, none of those amendments were made on the ground of religion. This is the first time a religion-based classification has been made : Anand Sharma
Two nation theory was not brought by Congress. It was first introduced by Hindu Mahasabha in 1935, under the leadership of Savarkar : Anand Sharma
CABBill is an assault on the very foundation of the Constitution of India. It hurts the soul of India. Its divisive, discriminatory. Its against the very preamble of the Constitution which speaks of equality and secularism" : Anand Sharma
Congress MP Anand Sharma (Himachal Pradesh) starts the first remarks from the opposition.
Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu says that 6 hours has been allocated for the discussion on the #CitizenshipAmmendmentBill2019
Amit Shah concludes his introductory remarks saying that he will give clarifications on all doubts about the #CABBill
Amit Shah says that exemption will be given to Manipur also from the provisions of the #CABBill
The specified classes of persons who entered India from the specified countries before Dec 31, 2014 will be granted citizenship from the date they entered India : Amit Shah
"Muslims who are Indian citizens have nothing to worry about the Bill" : Amit Shah