Rajya Sabha passes Citizenship Amendment Bill 2019

'Communal, unconstitutional': Maharashtra IPS officer Abdur Rahman quits in protest over Citizenship Amendment Bill

Abdur Rahman announced his resignation soon after the Bill was passed in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday and termed it to be "communal" and "against the basic feature of the Constitution". The senior cop said he will not attend office from Thursday in "civil disobedience" against CAB. 

Dec 12, 2019, 09:22 AM IST

Rajya Sabha passes Citizenship Amendment Bill 2019

The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday (December 11) passed the Citizenship Amendment Bill 2019 with 125 votes in favour and 105 against it. Union Home Minister Amit Shah introduced the Bill in the House at noon amid strong protests by opposition and several groups in North East and other parts of the country.

Dec 11, 2019, 21:32 PM IST