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The Bill is aimed at making minority communities- such as Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan- eligible to apply for Indian citizenship.
The bill was passed by Lok Sabha on January 8, however due to bitter protest from several organisations in Northeast India and some NDA allies, the bill was not tabled in Rajya Sabha.
In its manifesto for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP had said, “We are committed to the enactment of the Citizenship Amendment Bill for the protection of individuals of religious minority communities from neighbouring countries escaping persecution.