国际英语资讯:India passes controversial citizenship bill in upper house of parliament
<p><span word="NEW">NEW</span> <span word="DELHI">DELHI</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 11-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="upper">upper</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Rajya">Rajya</span> <span word="Sabha">Sabha</span>, <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="controversial">controversial</span> <span word="Citizenship">Citizenship</span> <span word="Amendment">Amendment</span> <span word="Bill">Bill</span> (<span word="CAB">CAB</span>) <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="evening">evening</span>, <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="grant">grant</span> <span word="citizenship">citizenship</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="illegal">illegal</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span> <span word="belonging">belonging</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="religions">religions</span> - <span word="Hinduism">Hinduism</span>, <span word="Sikhism">Sikhism</span>, <span word="Buddhism">Buddhism</span>, <span word="Jainism">Jainism</span>, <span word="Parsi">Parsi</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Christianity">Christianity</span> - <span word="from">from</span> <span word="neighboring">neighboring</span> <span word="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</span>, <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="Muslims">Muslims</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="applying">applying</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="citizenship">citizenship</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="heated">heated</span> <span word="debated">debated</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="witnessed">witnessed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="hours">hours</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="evening">evening</span>.</p><p>"<span word="After">After</span> <span word="discussions">discussions</span>, 125 <span word="members">members</span> <span word="voted">voted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="favor">favor</span> <span word="and">and</span> 105 <span word="against">against</span> <span word="it">it</span>," <span word="an">an</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="introduced">introduced</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Home">Home</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Amit">Amit</span> <span word="Shah">Shah</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="vehemently">vehemently</span> <span word="countered">countered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="claims">claims</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="assault">assault</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="constitution">constitution</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="India">India</span>.</p><p><span word="Opposition">Opposition</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="criticized">criticized</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="contrary">contrary</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="secular">secular</span> <span word="principles">principles</span> <span word="enshrined">enshrined</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="India">India</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="constitution">constitution</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="excludes">excludes</span> <span word="Muslims">Muslims</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Today">Today</span> <span word="marks">marks</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dark">dark</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="constitutional">constitutional</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="India">India</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="passage">passage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Citizenship">Citizenship</span> <span word="Amendment">Amendment</span> <span word="Bill">Bill</span> <span word="marks">marks</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="narrow">narrow</span>-<span word="minded">minded</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bigoted">bigoted</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="India">India</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="pluralism">pluralism</span>," <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="chairperson">chairperson</span> <span word="Sonia">Sonia</span> <span word="Gandhi">Gandhi</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="BJP">BJP</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="managed">managed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span>, <span word="Lok">Lok</span> <span word="Sabha">Sabha</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="majority">majority</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span>.</p>
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