The Act allows Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Christians, Parsis, and Buddhists from neighbouring countries (Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Afghanistan) who entered India before December 31, 2014, to apply for citizenship after verification.
The Gujarat government has granted Indian citizenship to 1,167 people in Ahmedabad under CAA, so far.
The CAA was enacted in December 2019 for granting Indian nationality to persecuted Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Buddhist, Parsi and Christian migrants from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan who came to India on or before December 31, 2014.
The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, passed in 2019, provides a pathway to Indian citizenship for religious minorities who faced persecution in the three neighbouring countries namely, Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan.
CAA paved the way for granting Indian nationality to persecuted non-Muslim migrants from Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Afghanistan who arrived in India on or before December 31, 2014.
Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla distributed citizenship certificates under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) to the first 14 individuals in New Delhi. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) confirmed this noteworthy event.
Congress is part of the opposition's I.N.D.I.A bloc which is taking on the BJP-led NDA in the Lok Sabha elections 2024. Polling in parliamentary elections are taking place in seven phases.
The United States said it was concerned about the Citizenship Amendment Act and is closely monitoring the implementation of the Act. This came days after the government implemented the rules of the Act to expedite Indian citizenship for persecuted migrants from neighbouring countries.
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A day after the notification of the rules of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), the Ministry of Home Affairs launched a web portal to facilitate the process of applying for Indian citizenship under the law. So, watch the video to learn about the documents that you would require for the same.
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AAP leader and Delhi Minister Atishi lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party while speaking on the CAA Notification. She went on to say that the Aam Aadmi Party completely opposes the law and that it is just a ploy to strengthen the vote bank for the BJP ahead of the Lok Sabha Polls.
The CAA secured Parliament's approval in December 2019 and subsequently got the President's assent but there were protests in several parts of the country against it, with many opposition parties speaking out against the law calling it "discriminatory".
The law grants citizenship to persecuted minorities from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan, including Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Christian, Buddhist, and Parsi communities, who migrated to India before December 31, 2014.
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The development comes ahead of the Lok Sabha elections 2024. The ruling establishment hailed the announcement, while the opposition criticised CAA calling it a move to polarise the upcoming elections.
The rules for implementation of the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) 2019 were notified, paving the way for granting citizenship to undocumented non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan.
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