GUWAHATI: Ram Madhav, BJP General Secretary in-charge of Northeast said that the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 will likely be placed in Rajya Sabha for approval in the ongoing session as a supplementary bill.
Speaking to a leading media house UNI, Madhav said that the Home Ministry is talking to all the stakeholders and are hopeful that a middle ground will soon be paved for passing of the bill in the upper house.
"The bill was not listed in the business list of the Rajya Sabha, it could be introduced in the upper house as supplementary bill anytime during the session", Ram Madhav added.
It is to be mentioned that from NESO to 70 organizations led by the KMSS and the prominent intellectuals like Dr Hiren Gohain among others called on Rahul Gandhi in a bid to stall the bill.
(Inputs UNI)
