Students of Gauhati University shout slogans against the citizenship amendment bill, which was passed in the lower house. Photo: EPA-EFE
In India, protests over new citizenship bill as Muslims fear further persecution
- The law, known as the citizenship amendment bill (CAB) grants citizenship to non-Muslim migrants from neighbouring countries who entered India illegally
- A politician says it’s a clear attempt to disenfranchise Muslims, and what happened in Nazi Germany will not be allowed in India
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Students of Gauhati University shout slogans against the citizenship amendment bill, which was passed in the lower house. Photo: EPA-EFE