Nepal’s stateless people: This is how the withdrawal of the citizenship amendment bill was undesirable

Raju Prajapati, 21, a permanent resident of Birgunj, expresses his disappointment over the government’s decision to withdraw Nepal Citizenship Act Amendment Bill. He is eligible to get citizenship as his father is a Nepali citizen by birth and his mother is a citizen of descent. Both of his grandparents are also citizenship holders.

“But, we cannot provide your citizenship by your mother’s identity unless the government passes the Citizenship Amendment Bill”, this is what he often gets to hear from government officials whenever he visits the government office for his citizenship.