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People protest against the Citizenship Bill in various districts of Assam. Women with flame torches protest against the Citizenship Bill in Assam. Lok Sabha passes Citizenship Bill amid protests, seeks to give citizenship to non-Muslims from 3 countries. Amid protests both inside and outside the Parliament. With the new legislation the Indian government seeks to provide citizenship to non-Muslims from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been facing widespread protests on the bill with ally Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) walking out of its pact with Assam over differences on the bill. Ally Shiv Sena and JD(U) have extended support to AGP on the issue. Assam has been simmering over the past few days ever since Prime Minister Narendra Modi floated the p