According to the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, passed by the Lok Sabha, citizenship would be provided to “Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan”. However, the BJP’s manifesto, released on Monday, titled ‘Sankalp Patra’, omitted Christians and Parsis from the list.
The document stated: “Hindus, Jains, Buddhists, Sikhs escaping persecution from India’s neighbouring countries will be given citizenship in India,” reported The Indian Express.