Lok Sabha has passed the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2019. In all, 311 members voted in favour of the bill and 80 members opposed it.

The bill, among other things, seeks to grant citizenship to Hindus, Jains, Parsis, Buddhists, and Christians who migrated to India till the end of 2014 from countries like Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan, due to reasons like persecutions.

However, the bill exempts certain tribal areas included in the Sixth Schedule and those falling under the Inner Line Permit Regime in the North Eastern States. It amends the Citizenship Act 1955, the Passport Act 1920 and the Foreigners Act 1946 for implementation of its provisions.