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Immigration and Foreigners Bill 2025 Passed by Rajya Sabha

3 April 20251 min read
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Why in the news

The upper house approved a new law on immigration and foreigners while opposition members from the Congress and the TMC left the House in protest.

Key facts

  • Bill: Immigration and Foreigners Bill, 2025.
  • House: Rajya Sabha, which cleared it on Wednesday.
  • Opposition response: walkout by Congress and TMC members.

Opposition criticism

Congress MP Abhishek Manu Singhvi said the legislation sought to view every foreigner as a potential criminal, someone to be regarded by India with serious suspicion.

Exam angle

  • Name of the law: Immigration and Foreigners Bill, 2025.
  • Critic quoted: Abhishek Manu Singhvi.
  • Parties that walked out: Congress and TMC.

Test yourself

1. Which House passed the Immigration and Foreigners Bill, 2025 amid a walkout by Congress and TMC?

The Rajya Sabha cleared the bill on Wednesday.

2. Who said the Immigration and Foreigners Bill, 2025 treats all foreigners as potential criminals?

Congress MP Abhishek Manu Singhvi made this criticism.

3. Which two parties walked out when the Rajya Sabha cleared the Immigration and Foreigners Bill, 2025?

Members of the Congress and TMC staged the walkout.

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