India’s parliament approves citizenship law for non-Muslim minorities

India’s parliament on Wednesday approved a contentious bill that prevents illegal Muslim migrants from neighbouring countries from receiving citizenship after hours of heated debate among lawmakers and protests in some parts of the country.The bill, which offers amnesty to non-Muslim illegal migrants from three neighbouring countries, was approved in the upper house of Parliament on Wednesday after it secured more votes in favour of the legislation. The bill was passed in India’s lower house on…