The Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) became law after receiving the President’s assent on Thursday, following a bruising debate in Parliament . Assam has been in the throes of violence since Wednesday, when Rajya Sabha took up the Bill after it was passed in Lok Sabha , with its capital under indefinite curfew, and Army and paramilitary columns rolling across multiple towns.
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Owaisi tears up copy of Citizenship Bill in Parliament, says it tries to divide India
HIGHLIGHTS Owaisi said the bill is not only part of a conspiracy to make Indian Muslims stateless but will also pose a risk to the national security Justifying his act to tear the Bill, Owaisi said that he was following the footprints of Mahatma Gandhi, who opposed the certificate which was issued to Asian-origin people…