CAB Shows Govt's Preference for Illegal Aliens Over Own Citizens: PRISM

Aizawl, November 18, 2019:

On the day a series of mass protests have been organized across the Northeast to oppose the Citizenship Bill, the People's Representation for Identity and Status of Mizoram (or PRISM) has accused the Indian Govt of giving preference to illegal "aliens" over legal citizens.

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Speaking to Inside Northeast, PRISM party President Vanlalruata said that the proposed Citizenship (Amendment) Bill is harmful for Mizoram and other Northeast Indian states.

"How can the Indian government prefer illegal aliens over its own citizens?" he asked, adding, "I request Indian government to exempt Northeast Indian states".

The state of Mizoram has once again risen in protest against the Government's intention to re-introduce the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in the upcoming winter session of Parliament.

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Mizo Zirlai Pawl, the most influential student body in Mizoram, has also joined the Northeast-wide protests against the proposed Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in response to the call of the Northeast Students’ Union (NESO).

The student body submit a memorandum to the Governor, PS Sreedharan Pillar, urging him to take the issue up with the Centre. Earlier, Mizoram’s apex student body launched massive protests in Mizoram ever since the Bill was passed in the Lok Sabha on January 8, 2019.

It may be mentioned here that the new draft of the Citizenship Bill will be different from the one that lapsed earlier this year in the Upper House, presumably because the ruling BJP party did not have a majority in the Upper House.

However, this time around, the saffron brigade has a majority in both the Houses and some experts have opined that the Bill will pass this time around without much of a fuss.

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