ISLAMABAD – India faces another embarassing setback from strategic allyAmerica.
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom says it isdeeply troubled by the passage of the Citizenship Amendment Bill in IndianLok Sabha and sought sanctions against Union Home Minister Amit Shah andother principal leadership if it is passed by the Rajya Sabha.
In a statement, the Commission said the bill is a dangerous turn in thewrong direction, pointing that the legislation used religion as a legalcriterion to grant citizenship.
The Commission further said it runs counter to India’s rich history ofsecular pluralism and the Indian Constitution.
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The Commission feared the government’s proposed implementation of theNational Register of Citizens across the country is a religious test whichwould strip citizenship from millions of Muslims.
