Students shout slogans during a protest to demand the withdrawal of the Citizenship Amendment Bill, a bill passed by India's lower house of parliament that aims to give citizenship to non-Muslims from neighbouring countries, in Nagaon district in the northeastern state of Assam, India, February 13, 2019. REUTERS/Anuwar Hazarika
GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) - Protesters in northeast India claimed victory on Wednesday after a bill that the government says will help Hindus in neighbouring countries settle in India lapsed before it could be ratified by parliament.
The Citizenship Amendment Bill is aimed at helping Hindus and members of other non-Muslim minority communities in neighbouring Muslim countries move to India.
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