Discontent brewed in Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumars JD(U) on Thursday in the wake of the partys support to Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, passed by both Houses of Parliament. The JD(U) voted in favour of the Bill in the Lok Sabha as well in the Rajya Sabha. The Legislation seeks to grant citizenship to non-Muslims fleeing adjacent Islamic republics because of “persecution”.
The partys national vice-president Prashant Kishor declared that he was “not giving up” his opposition to the legislation while its Muslim MLAs and MLCs propose to seek an audience with the Chief Minister who heads the party and apprise him of their anxieties.
“We are told that #CAB is bill to grant citizenship and not to take it from anyone. But the truth is together with #NRC, it could turn into a lethal combo in the hands of Government to systematically discriminate and even prosecute people based on religion.#NotGivingUp”, Kishor who has been lambasting his own party over the issue tweeted.