indiaUpdated: Jan 27, 2020 00:09 ISTAhead of a vote on a resolution in the European Union parliament against the new citizenship law, India called on the MEPs to engage with the government on CAA. Earlier in the day, the two largest groups of MEPs strongly criticised the citizenship law for its negative consequences for India’s internal stability and potential for creating a “statelessness crisis”. There will also be a vote on the issue on January 30, according to the European Parliament. The officials also said that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act is a matter entirely internal to India and the law was adopted through democratic means after a public debate in both houses of the Parliament. The new citizenship law fast tracks the process for granting citizenship to members of non-Muslim persecuted minorities from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan.

Source: Hindustan Times January 26, 2020 17:23 UTC