“Religious Discrimination” in CAB: Federal US commission seeks sanctions against Amit Shah: The Modi government has passed the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) in the Lok Sabha with the majority. But they have to face intense opposition from house to house. The situation is such that the United States has demanded a ban on top leaders and ministers of the country, including Amit Shah, for admitting religious discrimination in the bill.


The Union Home Minister introduced the citizenship bill in the Lok Sabha on Monday. After about 12 hours of debate, it passed at midnight with the support of the majority. This time waiting for the bill to pass in the Rajya Sabha. The Modi government is confident that the bill can be passed even if there is no majority.

And that concerns the United States International Religious Freedom Commission (USCIRF). According to them, the bill imposed religious norms on citizenship, which is very dangerous. On Monday, the organization issued a statement saying, “USCIRF is very concerned about the imposition of religious standards on the citizenship amendment bill that Home Minister Amit Shah has introduced. If the bill is passed in two chambers of parliament. Then the US government should impose sanctions on Amit Shah’s leading leaders. “


USCIRF is deeply troubled by the passage of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB) in the Lok Sabha. The CAB enshrines a pathway to citizenship for immigrants that specifically excludes Muslims, setting a legal criterion for citizenship based on religion.https://t.co/E8DafI6HBH — USCIRF (@USCIRF) December 9, 2019

The USCIRF also commented that setting religious standards for citizenship is too dangerous. “The Citizenship Amendment Bill is a very dangerous turning point,” the statement said. The bill contradicts India’s secular, pluralistic history and the constitution of the country, which speaks of the equality of all, irrespective of religion. “

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The USCIRF had earlier raised concerns over civilian unrest. They claimed at the time that they were deliberately depriving Muslims. The organization has expressed the same fears over the Civil Amendment Bill. They claim, “Our fears are that the Indian government is conducting religious tests to grant citizenship, which will take away the citizenship of millions of Muslims.”

Earlier, during the UPA period, no third country would be allowed to interfere in the internal affairs of the country. Even if the government wants to come to India to conduct a religious freedom study, the USCIRF officials rejected the visa application. No country is obliged to follow its recommendations. However, their report is of immense importance to the US government. The US Foreign Office decides whether a country or a person should be banned for religious freedom and human rights violations, based on the USCIRF report.