Citizenship amendments to be tabled in Parliament on March 25

Source: The Star

PETALING JAYA: After much ado, the Bill on proposed amendments to the Federal Constitution concerning citizenship law will finally be tabled in Parliament for its first reading on Monday (March 25).

The Bill is listed as item No. 1 in the Parliamentary Order Paper for the day.

On Friday (March 22), Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said Putrajaya decided to drop two proposed amendments involving Article 19B and Section 1(e) Part 2 of Schedule 2 of the Constitution.

These amendments would have deprived foundlings and stateless children of automatic citizenship and would see them needing to register for it instead.