India implements ‘anti-Muslim’ 2019 citizenship law weeks before election
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India implements ‘anti-Muslim’ 2019 citizenship law weeks before election

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government announces rules to implement the controversial law, weeks before he seeks a rare third term in vote due by May. The Indian government has announced rules to implement the Citizenship Amendment Act, weeks before Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks a rare third term for his Hindu nationalist government. The controversial law passed in 2019 by Modi’s government allowed Indian citizenship for non-Muslim refugees from India’s neighbouring countries. “The Modi government announces implementation of Citizenship Amendment Act,” a government spokesman said, according to a Reuters news agency report on Monday.

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