Landmark day for India, says PM Narendra Modi after Rajya Sabha passes Citizenship Amendment Bill 2019
The Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) will turn into Act after it gets the nod of President Ram Nath Kovind. The Bill was passed in Rajya Sabha after six hours of intense debate and protest by the opposition party. It received 125 votes in favour and 99 against it in the upper house. Earlier, on December 10 the bill was passed in Lok Sabha receiving 311 votes in favour and 80 against it.
Dec 11, 2019, 23:00 PM IST