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Union Cabinet approves Citizenship Amendment Bill

GUWAHATI: Amidst mass protests in the state, the Union Government cleared the controversial Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB), on Wednesday, December 04.

The Bill is set to be introduced in Parliament on 9th December. According to reports, the Union Minister will later introduce the contentious bill in the Rajya Sabha on December 10.

The bill proposes to provide Indian citizenship to members of religious minorities from Muslim-dominated Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan.

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