Last-ditch attempt

The list of business of the Rajya Sabha for Tuesday did not mention the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill. The Lok Sabha has already passed the Bill but there have been protests against it. Even within the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), there are opposing voices. On Monday, Arunachal Pradesh’s Pema Khandu and Manipur's N Biren Singh, both from the BJP — met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and urged him to ensure that the Bill was not passed in the Rajya Sabha. Singh asked the chief ministers not to worry and assured them that the rights of the indigenous people of the North East would not be diluted, an official said.