YSRCP, JD-U support Citizenship Bill

December 09, 2019 20:31

Yuvajana Shramika Rythu Congress Party and Janata Dal-United on Monday supported the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in Lok Sabha, which was introduced by Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

Participating in the debate on the bill, YSRCP leader Midhun Reddy said his party supports it but has certain concerns and voiced hope that the government will take note of them.

Supporting the bill, JD-U leader Rajiv Ranjan Singh asserted that the proposed legislation is not against secularism.

The JD-U is part of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance. -- PTI

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