Govt drops foundlings citizenship change after backlash

B Nantha KumarPublished: Mar 22, 2024 8:26 AM | Updated: Mar 24, 2024 6:31 AM

The cabinet today agreed to maintain Section 19B of the Federal Constitution, which allows citizenship through naturalisation to foundlings.

In a press conference, Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said he presented the constitutional amendments to the cabinet, which then discussed them at length.

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