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BJP divided over Citizenship Bill: Meghalaya Congress

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SHILLONG: The Congress in Meghalaya has alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is divided over the contentious issue of Citizenship Amendment Bill  which was passed by the Lok Sabha recently.

Opposition chief whip and  Congress MLA, PT Sawkmie said that  while PM Narendra Modi and BJP president,  Amit Shah looked convinced to go ahead with the Bill and were seeking the support of regional parties to pave way for the passage of the Bill, the Union Home Minister, Rajnath Singh is trying to pacify  the North Eastern states and the Chief Ministers by stating that they would not bring up the Bill in the Rajya Sabha

It may be mentioned that apart from Congress and other political parties, the two BJP MLAs in Meghalaya, A L Hek and Sanbor Shullai have also vehemently opposed the Citizenship Amendment Bill.

The Bill has received flak from the  NGOs, political parties and  citizens in the entire North Eastern states and there has been vociferous opposition to the Bill,

The Citizenship Amendment Bill  2016 (CAB), seeks to provide citizenship to migrants from persecuted minority communities from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan.

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