CURRENT AFFAIRS

2020

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which became the 4th state to pass resolution against Citizenship Amendment Act?
A
Uttar Pradesh
B
West Bengal
C
Assam
D
Tripura
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Nepal’s Parliament on Wednesday passed the country’s first Citizenship Amendment Bill, which was under discussion for more than two years as political parties failed to forge a consensus on it.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Act, which was passed in 2019, fast tracks the citizenship of people from the Hindu, Sikh, Parsi, Christian, Buddhist and Jain communities from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh who entered India before December 31, 2014, without any documents.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 was passed by the Parliament of India on 11 December 2019.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Citizenship Amendment Bill was passed on January 8, 2019, by the Lok Sabha which lapsed with the dissolution of the 16th Lok Sabha. This Bill was introduced again on 9 December 2019 by the Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah in the 17th Lok Sabha and was later passed on 10 December 2019.

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