CAB aim by Modi-Shah govt to ethnically cleanse North East: Rahul

Tribune Web Desk

Chandigarh, December 11

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday once again slammed the government over the passage of the Citizenship Amendment Bill, saying it was an “attempt by the government to ethnically cleanse North East”.

He tweeted: “The CAB is a attempt by Modi-Shah Govt to ethnically cleanse the North East. It is a criminal attack on the North East, their way of life and the idea of India. I stand in solidarity with the people of the North East and am at their service.”

Protests have broken out in several parts of the Northeast over the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill which was passed in the Lok Sabha on Monday and will be placed in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.

The Lok Sabha passed the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill a little past midnight on Monday after a heated debate that lasted over seven hours.

On Tuesday, also, Rahul had flayed the government and said:  "The CAB is an attack on the Indian constitution. Anyone who supports it is attacking and attempting to destroy the foundation of our nation."

The bill seeks to provide Indian citizenship to non-Muslim refugees coming from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan after facing religious persecution there. With PTI inputs

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