Controversial anti-Muslim citizenship bill challenged in Indian Supreme Court

New Delhi(94 news) The controversial anti-Muslim Citizenship Amendment Bill passed by the Indian Parliament was challenged in the Supreme Court of India.

According to Indian media, the political party Indian Union Muslim League has filed a petition in the Supreme Court against the controversial bill to grant Indian citizenship to immigrants. The position taken in the petition is that this bill is in conflict with the provisions of the constitution related to equality, fundamental rights and right to life, so the court should immediately declare it illegal. It should be noted that in the bill passed by majority vote in the Indian Lok Sabha, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Pakistan 6 It has been proposed to give citizenship to people belonging to religious units Hindu, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi, Christian and Sikh, but Muslims have been deprived, on which the US Commission on Religious Freedom has recommended imposing restrictions on the Indian leadership.