Saeima committee asks for urgent review of bill granting Latvian citizenship to Indian scientist

The Citizenship, Migration and Social Cohesion Committee of the Saeima, Latvia's parliament, has asked for a bill it prepared on recognising Divya Kanana Vishwanath as a citizen of Latvia to be included on the agenda of Thursday's parliamentary sitting. The committee wants the document to be considered under an urgent procedure.

Vishwanath is a scientist from India. If the Saeima backs the bill, she would be recognised as a Latvian citizen through a law, rather than through the usual citizenship procedure.

The source does not say why citizenship is being granted to her specifically, nor when a final vote is planned. Urgent consideration means the bill's progress through parliament would be accelerated.