Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh hailed the passage of Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 by Parliament. RSS general secretary, Suresh Joshi called it a 'courageous step' by the government. He thanked the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, and Union Home Minister, Amit Shah. He added that the Sangh believes that any Hindus coming to India can't be infiltrators and must be treated as refugees.