Cabinet approves Citizenship Amendment, personal data protection & other bills

The Union Cabinet has approved the Citizenship Amendment bill and several other key legislations in a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Modi on Wednesday. The announcement was made during a press conference addressed by Union Minister Prakash Javadekar and Nirmala Sitharaman. Apart from the contentious bill, the cabinet has also approved SC, ST reservation in LS & state assemblies for next 10 years and the personal data protection bill.