The petitioner in the Allahabad Court has also sought a CBI inquiry into the allegations of Rahul Gandhi’s British citizenship.
The Gujarat government has granted Indian citizenship to 1,167 people in Ahmedabad under CAA, so far.
Despite facing immense criticism from the Opposition leaders and world leaders, the Indian government asserted that CAA is completely constitutional and claimed that the main aim of the amendment is purely humanitarian.
According to American Community Survey data from the US Census Bureau, around 46 million foreign-born persons resided in the United States in 2022, approximately 14 per cent of the total US population of 333 million.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the applicants for Indian citizenship under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) will primarily consist of those who were excluded from the updated National Register of Citizens (NRC).
Gazette notifications of 2016 and 2018 empower the district collectors of Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar and Kutch in the state to grant Indian citizenship to people of minority communities from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh, said an official release.
The US Department of State said it was closely monitoring the implementation of CAA in India, asserting that respect for religious freedom is among fundamental democratic principles. The Indian government notified the rules for the implementation of the contentious Act on March 11.
The bench, also comprising justices Surya Kant, MM Sundresh, JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, asked the Centre to inform it about the steps taken to deal with illegal immigration into India, particularly the North Eastern states.
Delhi and Ottawa (the capital city of Canada) may be locked in a diplomatic standoff, but the immigration stats show otherwise. According to the latest reports, India is the number one country to migrate to the OECD countries.
EAM Jaishanakar acknowledged that Afghan Sikhs have been facing several issues including passport and citizenship.
The citizenship certificates were given in the presence of BJP Member of Parliament Shankar Lalwani, former MLA Jitu Jirati and Collector Manish Singh.
Seven migrants from Pakistan, including three couples, who have been living in Rajasthan, were on Friday granted Indian citizenship by Jaipur's District Collector Antar Singh Nehra in his office.
Over 6.76 lakh Indians gave up Indian nationality between 2015 and 2019 and took up citizenship of other countries, Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday.
Sixty four people belonging to the Sindhi community of Pakistan and residing in Indore have finally received Indian citizenship certificates.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said during the past six years 2,838 persons from Pakistan, 914 persons from Afghanistan and 172 persons from Bangladesh have been conferred Indian citizenship.
The Central government has appealed to the people not to get misled by the rumours and doubts over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act - CAA, and National Register of Citizens (NRC), as violent protests broke out across the country over the two issues.
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