Protests are being held in parliament against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, a day after the controversial legislation cleared Lok Sabha after a nearly seven-hour long debate during Parliament's Winter Session. Home Minister Amit Shah also said peace has prevailed in Jammu and Kashmir since the scrapping of Article 370.
On Monday, the Citizenship Amendment Bill was cleared by the Lok Sabha around midnight with 311 voting in support and 80 against. Union Home Minister Amit Shah rejected the opposition criticism that it violates the constitution's core principles of equality, saying it was not even "0.001% against India's minorities".
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the Lok Sabha minutes after the legislation was passed. "Delighted that the Lok Sabha has passed the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2019, after a rich and extensive debate. I thank the various MPs and parties that supported the bill. This bill is in line with India's centuries-old ethos of assimilation and belief in humanitarian values," he tweeted.
Here are the highlights of parliament winter session:
Dec 10, 2019 12:25 (IST)
Trinamool MP gives adjournment notice in Lok Sabha over ''baton-charge against JNU students''
Trinamool Congress MP Saugata Roy has given adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha over alleged "brutal lathicharge" on JNU students by Delhi Police.
The police resorted to baton-charge following a clash with protesting JNU students, who were marching towards Rashtrapati Bhawan on Monday.
The students were marching from JNU campus to Rashtrapati Bhawan seeking to meet President over fee hike issue.
Dec 10, 2019 12:02 (IST)
Congress gives adjournment motion over killing of Unnao rape victim
The Congress gave an adjournment motion notice in the Lok Sabha over the brutal killing of Unnao rape victim.
The woman was set on fire by four men including the rape accused when she was on her way to the court outside her village in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao on December 5.
She sustained more than 90 per cent injuries and was rushed to a hospital. She died in Safdarjang Hospital in New Delhi.
Dec 10, 2019 11:36 (IST)
BJD gives Zero Hour Notice in Rajya Sabha over ''alarming position of India in Global Hunger Index''
The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP Prasanna Acharya gave Zero Hour Notice in Rajya Sabha over an alarming position of India in 2019 Global Hunger Index.
In the 2019 Global Hunger Index (GHI), India ranked 102nd out of 117 qualifying countries. With a score of 30.3, India suffers from a level of hunger that is considered "serious".
The GHI is a tool designed to comprehensively measure hunger at the regional, national and global level.