Yechuri terms CAB anti-constitutional CPI M to oppose it in parliament

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has decided to oppose the Citizenship Amendment bill scheduled to be presented in Parliament on Monday. Terming the bill as anti-constitutional the party General Secretary said that Citizenship can not be linked to the religious affiliation of a person concerned.

New Delhi:The citizenship amendment bill is scheduled be presented in parliament on Monday.

While all the opposition parties are gearing up to oppose the bill, CPI M too has joined the line. The national general Secretary of CPIM on Sunday said that his MPs will oppose the bill in both the houses.

The left party have also put some demands with suggested amendments in section 2 and 6 of the bill.

Section 2, line 3 of the Citizenship amendment bill mentions the line "belonging to Hindu, Sikh, Buddhists, Jain, Parsi or Christian community from Afghanistan, Bangladesh or Pakistan" The CPIM has demanded to remove this line and put "from neighbouring countries", who entered into India.

Similarly, the second amendment demanded by CPIM asks to delete the same line from line 3, section 6 of the bill and asks to add "from neighbouring countries", the aggregate.

"Citizenship can not be linked to the religious affiliation of a person concerned, that is even the fundamental of our constitution and that is sought to be violated with this bill," said Sitaram Yechuri.