Indian Union Muslim League to challenge CAB in Supreme Court
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) will challenge the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, which has been passed by Parliament and is awaiting the President's ascent to become a law, in the Supreme Court.
The CAB, which will grant citizenship to all non-Muslim refugees coming from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan before 2015, is in the midst of controversy as the Opposition has alleged that the bill is against the spirit of the Constitution.
Congress veteran and Rajya Sabha MP, Kapil Sibal, will represent the IUML, a state party in Kerala, in the court.
The IUML had put up a tweet, "IUML Leaders meeting Senior Supreme Court Advocate and Veteran Congress Leader Shri. @KapilSibal in connection with party's move to challenge the Citizenship Amendment Bill in the Supreme Court."
IUML Leaders meeting Senior Supreme Court Advocate and Veteran Congress Leader Shri. @KapilSibal in connection with party's move to challenge the Citizenship Amendment Bill in the Supreme Court.@PKKunhalikutty @BasheerEt @AbdulWahabPV @KNavaskani @KhorrumOmer @HarisBeeran pic.twitter.com/wnZFZQxXjw
— Indian Union Muslim League (@iumlofficial) December 10, 2019
The CAB was passed by the Rajya Sabha with 125 votes in favour of it on Wednesday amid the heated debate over the bill throughout the day. 99 MPs had voted against the bill.
The controversial bill, which has also drawn widespread protests in other northeastern states particularly Assam and Tripura, was passed by the Lok Sabha at midnight on Monday with 311 votes in favour of it while 80 MPs who had voted against CAB.
Congress Rajya Sabha MP and veteran politician, P Chidambaram, in Parliament on Wednesday said the Supreme Court will strike down the CAB as "unconstitutional".
(Image Credit: IUML Twitter)
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