Any Hindu wanting to come to India should be given citizenship: Jagannath Sarkar

BJP MP Jagannath Sarkar has advocated that any Hindu, wanting to come to India from anywhere in the world, should be given citizenship of the country. He said anyone who opposes it is a 'traitor'.

New Delhi: BJP MP Jagannath Sarkar has said any Hindu living anywhere in the world should get Indian citizenship in case he/she wants to shift to India.

"Hindus coming to India from other countries must get Indian citizenship," the BJP MP told ETV Bharat here. He said people opposing it are "traitors".

On being asked if he was calling Bengal Chief Minister a traitor as she has been opposing National Register of Citizens (NRC) and the proposed Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB), the BJP MP said: "anyone opposing the bill is a traitor".

Earlier in the day, the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, which seeks to make it easier for non-Muslim refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan to become citizens of India, has been cleared by the cabinet for tabling in parliament.

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