‘Will Proceed With CAA-ution’: In West Bengal’s Bongaon, Hindu Refugee Matuas Confused, Will Wait And Watch
10 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Will Proceed With CAA-ution’: In West Bengal’s Bongaon, Hindu Refugee Matuas Confused, Will Wait And Watch

News 18  

Among other things, the election in West Bengal is also a litmus test for the much-debated law – Citizenship Amendment Act – in its present form. Addressing an election rally in Bongaon on Tuesday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah quelled people’s doubts, saying that West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee was “lying about the CAA". “Banerjee’s campaign about the CAA, citing complications in the application form, land or other documents bearing proof of the Bangladeshi descent of the refugee Hindus needed for the application and so on, have, indeed, confused the Matuas and other refugees about the CAA, a law that they fought for years," said a senior BJP leader, who has been working among the Matuas for the 10 years. Even as Banerjee continues to say that she would never allow the CAA or National Register For Citizens to be formalised in Bengal, her nephew and party’s national general secretary, Abhishek, said that he would support CAA, even going against the opinions of some senior leaders in the party, only if the government assured that Matuas would not be asked for their old land documents or prove their Bangladeshi descent. Nirmal Biswas, a grocery shop owner in Ashoknagar, said his family would apply only after they see others getting citizenship successfully.

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Only two granted citizenship via CAA in Assam
3 weeks ago

Only two granted citizenship via CAA in Assam

New Indian Express  

GUWAHATI: Two persons in Assam have been granted Indian citizenship through the contentious Citizenship Act or CAA since its implementation last year. Replying on behalf of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who also holds the Home portfolio, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary said according to data received from the Directorate of Census Operations, applications were received from altogether 39 …

The journey of Hindu refugees from Pakistan from statelessness to citizen voters
1 month, 3 weeks ago

The journey of Hindu refugees from Pakistan from statelessness to citizen voters

Firstpost  

Thanks to the Citizenship Act, as many as 186 Pakistani Hindu refugees were able to cast their votes for the first time in their lives. The law granted these people Indian citizenship, automatically allowing them to vote The Delhi Assembly elections 2025 were a little extraordinary as the turnout of 60.44 per cent included the votes of Hindu refugees from …

Amit Shah slams Opposition over CAA: ‘Refugees denied citizenship due to…’
7 months, 1 week ago

Amit Shah slams Opposition over CAA: ‘Refugees denied citizenship due to…’

Hindustan Times  

Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday accused the Congress of appeasement politics over Citizenship Amendment Act, alleging that people seeking refuge in India were not given justice from 1947 to 2014. Because of the appeasement politics of Congress and its allies, people seeking refuge did not get justice from 1947 to 2014,” Shah was quoted by ANI as saying …

Five Hindu Bangladeshi immigrants in Karnataka get citizenship, but wait for others is still long
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Five Hindu Bangladeshi immigrants in Karnataka get citizenship, but wait for others is still long

The Hindu  

After living in India for decades, five Hindu Bangladeshis residing in the ‘Bangla camp’ at Sindhanur in Raichur district, about 400 km from Bengaluru, were naturalised as citizens last week — the first in Karnataka after the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019, came to force. The first ones Vijaykumar Bhavikatti, Director of Census Operation and Citizen Registration in Karnataka, issued the …

CAA: Ray of hope for 13K refugees in Karnataka's Raichur district
7 months, 2 weeks ago

CAA: Ray of hope for 13K refugees in Karnataka's Raichur district

New Indian Express  

RAICHUR: The Union government’s Citizenship Amendment Act has given a ray of hope to Bangladeshi refugees living in rehabilitation camps at Sindhanur taluk in Raichur district for the past five decades. During the liberation of Bangladesh in 1971, the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had allowed Bangladeshi and Myanmarese refugees, who had migrated to India, to live in Sindhanur taluk. …

Assam: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma drops cases against Hindu Bengalis under foreigners tribunal, issues fresh directives on CAA
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Assam: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma drops cases against Hindu Bengalis under foreigners tribunal, issues fresh directives on CAA

Op India  

In a significant development, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has issued new directives for the implementation of the Citizenship Act. Notably, cases against Hindu Bengalis under the Foreigners Tribunal have been dropped, as many of them claim to be citizens who entered before 1971 and therefore do not wish to apply under the new law. During a press conference, …

Citizenship Matters In Bongaon: Will CAA Give BJP The Edge Or TMC Narrative Work In Matua-Dominated WB Seat?
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Citizenship Matters In Bongaon: Will CAA Give BJP The Edge Or TMC Narrative Work In Matua-Dominated WB Seat?

News 18  

Even as the first batch of 300 got their citizenship certificates on Wednesday under the Citizenship Amendment Act, the war of words between the Trinamool Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party over the law continues. Since 2006, TMC chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has been trying to get the support of Binapani Devi ‘Baro Ma’. Mamata Banerjee is …

‘Decision to Grant Citizenship Has Given People an Identity’: BJP's Shantanu Thakur Says Ready for Bangaon Battle
10 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Decision to Grant Citizenship Has Given People an Identity’: BJP's Shantanu Thakur Says Ready for Bangaon Battle

News 18  

Shantanu Thakur, the descendant of Harichand Thakur — who founded Matua-ism, a Vaishnavite religious reform movement — and Minister of State for Shipping has been the face of the CAA movement for the BJP. Thakur is contesting from Bengal’s Bangaon, which is set to vote in phase 5 of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Speaking to CNN-News18, Thakur expressed confidence …

India grants first citizenships under new law criticised for discriminating against Muslims
10 months, 2 weeks ago

India grants first citizenships under new law criticised for discriminating against Muslims

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy India granted citizenship to the …

Pakistani refugees hail citizenship rights
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Pakistani refugees hail citizenship rights

The Hindu  

The granting of citizenship to over 300 people by the Centre under the Citizenship Act, 2019, has ignited the hope of a better future among Pakistani Hindu refugees living in north Delhi’s Majnu ka Tila. Yashoda, 29, who came to Delhi in 2013 from Pakistan and got citizenship, said she would now be able to send her children to a …

Empower religious outfits to certify CAA applicants under CAA rules: Matua body
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Empower religious outfits to certify CAA applicants under CAA rules: Matua body

Hindustan Times  

KOLKATA: The All India Matua Mahasangha has asked the Centre to amend the rules of the Citizenship Amendment Act so that recognised religious organisations can certify the authenticity of applicants given the difficulties faced by a large number of refugees from Bangladesh who don’t have official identity documents from that country, Matua community leaders said. A religious sect formed by …

Gujarat: 18 Hindu refugees from Pakistan conferred Indian citizenship at camp in Ahmedabad
1 year ago

Gujarat: 18 Hindu refugees from Pakistan conferred Indian citizenship at camp in Ahmedabad

India TV News  

CAA implementation: As many as 18 Hindu refugees from Pakistan residing in Ahmedabad were conferred Indian citizenship on Saturday at a camp which was attended by Gujarat minister of state for Home Harsh Sanghavi. With this, a total of 1167 Hindu refugees from Pakistan residing in Ahmedabad district have so far been granted Indian citizenship. Gazette notifications of 2016 and …

Asaduddin Owaisi knocks Supreme Court’s door to ‘stay’ implementation of CAA
1 year ago

Asaduddin Owaisi knocks Supreme Court’s door to ‘stay’ implementation of CAA

Live Mint  

Lok Sabha MP and AIMIM chief, Asaduddin Owaisi said on Saturday approached the Supreme Court seeking to stay the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 and the Rules, 2024. As reported by ANI, Owaisi said, “No applications seeking grant of citizenship status be entertained or processed by the government under Section 6B of the Citizenship Act,1955 Act, 2019) during …

Migrants upbeat over CAA, hope for faster Indian citizenship
1 year ago

Migrants upbeat over CAA, hope for faster Indian citizenship

Hindustan Times  

Jayesh, born on February 18, 2015, at the Gangabai Hospital on Natkhera Road in Lucknow, is not an Indian! Despite being born in Lucknow, his father, Sunil Kumar Madan and mother Kanta, who migrated from Ghotki, Pakistan, in 2009, are yet to secure Indian citizenship for Jayesh. The rules aim to confer Indian citizenship to persecuted non-Muslim migrants - including …

CAA: “Everyone will get equal rights” says Amit Shah, asks persecuted refugees to have faith in PM Modi-led govt
1 year ago

CAA: “Everyone will get equal rights” says Amit Shah, asks persecuted refugees to have faith in PM Modi-led govt

The Hindu  

The Union government will soon find a way for people who do not have the required documents to apply for benefits under the Citizenship Amendment Act,, 2019, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Thursday. In an interview with news agency ANI, Mr. Shah said that according to government estimates, 85% of the people seeking to apply under CAA have …

'Mamata Ji should stop fear mongering against CAA, she is a Bengali too, she should not oppose Bengali Hindu refugees': Amit Shah
1 year ago

'Mamata Ji should stop fear mongering against CAA, she is a Bengali too, she should not oppose Bengali Hindu refugees': Amit Shah

Op India  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah questioned the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her strident opposition to the Citizenship Amendment Act, rules of which were promulgated on Monday. In an interview with ANI’s Smita Prakash, Amit Shah said, “I want to appeal to Mamata Banerjee. She is not stopping illegal infiltrators, she doesn't know the difference between illegal infiltrators …

Pakistani Hindu refugees in Delhi celebrate after implementation of CAA
1 year ago

Pakistani Hindu refugees in Delhi celebrate after implementation of CAA

India Today  

Holi came early for around 1,000 Pakistani Hindu refugees staying in a camp in the Majnu Ka Tila area in Delhi. The reason for this celebration was the hope that the 200 families would become official citizens of India after the notification of the Citizenship Amendment Act. One of the refugees, Dayal Prasad, left Sindh in 2011 and came to …

CAA rules notification ushered in new hope, say Pakistan refugees
1 year ago

CAA rules notification ushered in new hope, say Pakistan refugees

The Hindu  

Hindu refugees from Pakistan on Tuesday welcomed the notification of the Citizenship Act rules even as an uneasy quiet pervaded Shaheen Bagh, which was the epicentre of protests against the legislation four years ago. Shaheen Bagh is one of the areas where the police had stepped up security following the notification of the rules on Monday evening. Dharamvir Solanki, a …

MHA says CAA doesn’t impact Indian Muslims, they enjoy equal rights like Hindus
1 year ago

MHA says CAA doesn’t impact Indian Muslims, they enjoy equal rights like Hindus

Hindustan Times  

The ministry of home affairs on Tuesday sought to allay fears among the Muslim community about the Citizenship Amendment Act saying the law doesn’t impact them as they enjoy equal rights like their Hindu counterparts and that no Indian citizens would be asked to produce any document to prove his or her nationality. No Indian citizen would be asked to …

CAA: Who Will Benefit -- Pak Hindu Refugees in Delhi, Matuas, Rajbanshis in Bengal? What Changes Now?
1 year ago

CAA: Who Will Benefit -- Pak Hindu Refugees in Delhi, Matuas, Rajbanshis in Bengal? What Changes Now?

News 18  

After the delay of four years, the government has finally notified the rules under the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019, which will be implemented in the entire country. According to the Ministry of Home Affairs, at least 30,000 “persecuted” minorities such as Hindus, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis, Sikhs and Christians from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh could benefit from the CAA. Rajasthan & …

India notifies citizenship law for minority refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan
1 year ago

India notifies citizenship law for minority refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan

Firstpost  

The CAA was passed in December 2019 and subsequently got the president’s assent but there were protests in several parts of the country against it The Prime Minister Modi-led BJP government on Monday notified the Citizenship Amendment Act rules. The Ministry of Home Affairs in a statement on X, formerly Twitter, said, “Ministry of Home Affairs will be notifying today, …

CAA implementation within a week: Union Minister Shantanu Thakur
1 year, 2 months ago

CAA implementation within a week: Union Minister Shantanu Thakur

The Hindu  

Over the past few days Union Minister of State for Shipping, Santanu Thakur has said that the Citizenship Act would be implemented in the country within a week. Earlier in November 2023 Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Kumar Mishra had said that CAA rules will be framed by March 2024. During the day Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee …

CAA will be implemented in West Bengal, says BJP's Suvendu Adhikari, challenges TMC chief Mamata Banerjee
2 years, 4 months ago

CAA will be implemented in West Bengal, says BJP's Suvendu Adhikari, challenges TMC chief Mamata Banerjee

Firstpost  

During a meeting in North 24 Parganas District’s Thakurnagar, an area dominated by the Matuas whose roots are in Bangladesh, Suvendu Adhikari said the CAA will be implemented in West Bengal and dared Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee to try and stop it Kolkata: Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari has asserted that the Citizenship Amendment Act …

‘If we convert to Islam, will you give us houses?’: Pakistani Hindu refugees ask Centre
2 years, 7 months ago

‘If we convert to Islam, will you give us houses?’: Pakistani Hindu refugees ask Centre

Firstpost  

A Pakistani Hindu who migrated to India in 2014 from Karachi and now lives in Jodhpur awaiting Indian citizenship told how 35,000 refugees such as him have been living in deplorable conditions New Delhi: “If the Hindu refugees from Pakistan, who have been languishing across several cities in India, convert to Islam, will Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri provide them …

CAA likely to be implemented in Bengal by December 2022, claims BJP MLA
2 years, 7 months ago

CAA likely to be implemented in Bengal by December 2022, claims BJP MLA

The Hindu  

A BJP MLA from West Bengal has stoked a fresh controversy by saying that the Citizenship Amendment Act is likely to be implemented in the State by December 2022 Asim Sarkar, BJP MLA from Haringhata, heads the refugee cell of the party in West Bengal. Mr. Sarkar, who represents a constituency with a large number of Matua voters, had said …

West Bengal: CAA likely to be implemented by December, says BJP MLA Asim Sarkar
2 years, 7 months ago

West Bengal: CAA likely to be implemented by December, says BJP MLA Asim Sarkar

India TV News  

Highlights BJP MLA Asim Sarkar claimed that CAA is likely to be implemented by December sarkar said that CAA needs to be rolled out to meet the aspirations of the people of West Bengal CAA seeks to provide Indian citizenship to Hindus, Jains, Christians, among others entering India West Bengal news: The Citizenship Amendment Act is likely to be implemented …

Pakistani Hindu refugees at Delhi's Majnu ka Tila remain devoid of basic facilities
2 years, 8 months ago

Pakistani Hindu refugees at Delhi's Majnu ka Tila remain devoid of basic facilities

The Hindu  

Secluded within a confined zone in Delhi's Majnu-Ka-Tila, Pakistani Hindu refugees who moved to India with hopes of securing their lives have been surviving in tents and semi-kutcha houses with no access to basic facilities like water and electricity. Fifty-two-year-old refugee Radha Solanki, who moved to India from Pakistan nine years ago, said their hopes and dreams were shattered after …

Why Matuas, BJP's most important voter base in Bengal, are scared with delay in implementing CAA
3 years, 2 months ago

Why Matuas, BJP's most important voter base in Bengal, are scared with delay in implementing CAA

Firstpost  

The Matua community which is considered the Dalits of Bengal mostly reside on the Bangladesh border in the districts including Nadia and North 24 Parganas Matuas, the untouchables in the Bengal caste system, are considered one of the most important voter bases of the BJP in the state. According to the 2021 Assembly election results, the BJP won around 13 …

Yogi Adityanath to rehabilitate 63 Hindu Bengali families displaced from Pakistan
3 years, 4 months ago

Yogi Adityanath to rehabilitate 63 Hindu Bengali families displaced from Pakistan

Op India  

The Yogi Adityanath government announced on Wednesday that it will rehabilitate 63 Hindu Bengali families who migrated to Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh after being displaced from East Pakistan in the year 1970. A press release issued post the cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that if any individual or private institution wants to help with development projects or in …

MP: Six Pakistani Migrants Granted Indian Citizenship
3 years, 8 months ago

MP: Six Pakistani Migrants Granted Indian Citizenship

News 18  

Six Pakistani migrants, living in Madhya Pradesh for decades, were granted Indian citizenship on Wednesday under the Citizenship Amendment Act, officials said. “Indian citizenship has been provided to these Hindu migrants who reached here due to religious persecution in neighbouring countries. Among the six who were granted Indian citizenship, Nandlal and Amit Kumar are residents of Bhopal while Arjundas Manchandani, …

CAA: MHA Invites Indian Citizenship Applications from Non-Muslim Refugees from Afghan, Pak, B'desh
3 years, 10 months ago

CAA: MHA Invites Indian Citizenship Applications from Non-Muslim Refugees from Afghan, Pak, B'desh

News 18  

The Centre on Friday invited non-Muslims like Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists belonging to Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan and residing in 13 districts in Gujarat, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Haryana and Punjab to apply for Indian citizenship. The Union home ministry issued a notification in this effect for immediate implementation of the order under the Citizenship Act 1955 and Rules framed under …

BJP Can't Give Citizenship to Matuas, They Already Have It, Says West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee
3 years, 11 months ago

BJP Can't Give Citizenship to Matuas, They Already Have It, Says West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

News 18  

Accusing the BJP of giving false promises to the members of the politically significant Matua community on citizenship, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday claimed that those people have already been given all rights as citizens. Banerjee, also the Trinamool Congress supremo, claimed that if the saffron party is voted to power, it will keep the people of …

CAA will be implemented after COVID-19 vaccination drive ends, says Amit Shah in West Bengal rally
4 years, 1 month ago

CAA will be implemented after COVID-19 vaccination drive ends, says Amit Shah in West Bengal rally

Firstpost  

Addressing a rally in Thakurnagar, the bastion of the Matua community in Kolkata, Shah also said that West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee was ‘misleading’ people about CAA Thakurnagar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah Thursday said the process of granting Indian citizenship to refugees under the CAA, including to the Matua community of West Bengal, will begin once the process …

Will Amit Shah's Bengal Visit Calm Matua Discontent Over CAA Delay and Help BJP in Polls?
4 years, 2 months ago

Will Amit Shah's Bengal Visit Calm Matua Discontent Over CAA Delay and Help BJP in Polls?

News 18  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will on Saturday hold a mega public meeting in Thakurnagar, an area dominated by people belonging to the Matua community, amid their discontent over delay in implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act in West Bengal. Party insiders feel that Amit Shah’s public rally in Thakurnagar is an attempt to appease the community ahead of the …

While Mamata Banerjee lies to Matua community, Kailash Vijayvargiya assures implementation of CAA in West Bengal
4 years, 3 months ago

While Mamata Banerjee lies to Matua community, Kailash Vijayvargiya assures implementation of CAA in West Bengal

Op India  

On Saturday, BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya assured the Matua community in Thakurnagar in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal of implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act. This assurance comes days after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee lied to the Matua community that they do not require citizenship under CAA as ‘they are already citizens of India’. Shantanu added, …

A year after CAA, refugees in India still waiting for citizenship
4 years, 3 months ago

A year after CAA, refugees in India still waiting for citizenship

Al Jazeera  

Hindu and Sikh refugees in India still wait for nationality a year after a controversial citizenship law was passed. Last December, India’s Hindu nationalist government amended the country’s citizenship law to expedite nationality for persecuted immigrants – except Muslims – from three neighbouring countries, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh. A Sikh refugee, Surbeer, 33, is among some 31,313 eligible refugees in …

CAA back in focus, citizenship to migrants from Bangladesh, Pak, Afghan likely from January 2021
4 years, 3 months ago

CAA back in focus, citizenship to migrants from Bangladesh, Pak, Afghan likely from January 2021

India Today  

Even as first anniversary of the Citizenship Act draws near, the legislation remains ineffective as rules are yet to be notified by the Ministry of Home Affairs. Senior BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya last week unexpectedly announced in West Bengal that the granting of the citizenship to the non-Muslim migrants from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan under the CAA will begin, most …

Mamata Banerjee Woos Matuas in Bengal's Bongaon, Says They Don't Need Proof of Citizenship under CAA
4 years, 3 months ago

Mamata Banerjee Woos Matuas in Bengal's Bongaon, Says They Don't Need Proof of Citizenship under CAA

News 18  

It is too early to speculate how West Bengal’s Matua community will affect the upcoming 2021 Assembly elections, but it has undeniably influenced politics in the state by proving its clout over the last two decades. While political parties shuffle their cards between Muslim appeasement and Hindu sentiments, statistics indicate that the Matuas — a Dalit community in West Bengal …

Actor Sushant Singh claims CAA will be withdrawn even as refugees already granted citizenship under new Act
5 years, 1 month ago

Actor Sushant Singh claims CAA will be withdrawn even as refugees already granted citizenship under new Act

Op India  

Actor Sushant Singh, has now asserted that the government will revoke the Citizenship Amendment Act. Probably ignorant of the fact that thousands of people are already being granted Indian citizenship under the newly amended Act, Singh asserted that the Centre will have to withdraw the controversial law. In fact, days after enactment of newly amended Citizenship Act, eight Pakistani refugees, …

100 Pakistan Hindu families cross Attari-Wagah border fearing persecution, say want to settle in India
5 years, 1 month ago

100 Pakistan Hindu families cross Attari-Wagah border fearing persecution, say want to settle in India

India Today  

Amid the controversy over the Citizenship Act, minority Pakistani Hindu families continue to flee the Islamic country saying that they are being persecuted on the basis of their religion. Nearly 100 Pakistani Hindu families crossed Attari-Wagah border and reached Amritsar on Monday. The 100 Hindu families, who crossed the border on Monday, said: "Humanity has died in Pakistan and they …

Citizenship Act: Uttar Pradesh becomes first state to send refugees list to Centre
5 years, 2 months ago

Citizenship Act: Uttar Pradesh becomes first state to send refugees list to Centre

India TV News  

The Citizenship Act or CAA has come into force from January 10 and Uttar Pradesh has become the first state to begin the procedure for implementation of the Act. According to various media reports, the Uttar Pradesh government has sent a list of largely Hindu refugees from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh to the Home Ministry. The report - "Uttar Pradesh …

Over 32,000 refugees identified in 21 districts for CAA: UP minister
5 years, 2 months ago

Over 32,000 refugees identified in 21 districts for CAA: UP minister

India Today  

The state government has started the process to identify refugees for the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act, said UP minister Shrikant Sharma here on Monday. In the first list, over 32,000 refugees have been identified in 21 districts of the state and the exercise is going on in the entire state as per the information I have from the …

Citizenship Amendment Act will help us: Pakistani Hindu refugee thanks PM Modi
5 years, 3 months ago

Citizenship Amendment Act will help us: Pakistani Hindu refugee thanks PM Modi

India TV News  

Amid various protests taking place in the country on Citizenship Amendment Act and NRC, Pakistani Hindu refugees in Jaisalmer held a march in support of CAA on Monday. Speaking in the favour of CAA, a refugee said, "we have been staying here since last 5-7 years and we are yet to get citizenship. A woman refugee thanked Prime Minister Narendra …

Hindu refugees in Delhi force anti-CAA activist Medha Patkar to leave
5 years, 3 months ago

Hindu refugees in Delhi force anti-CAA activist Medha Patkar to leave

Op India  

On Thursday, controversial ‘activist’ Medha Patkar suffered a huge embarrassment after Hindu refugees from Pakistan staying in Delhi confronted her yesterday. Delhi: Refugees from Pakistan living in Delhi compel anti Citizenship Amendment Bill activist Medha Patkar to leave, video clip goes viralpic.twitter.com/Xg6dBO0qrC — DeshGujarat December 19, 2019 The angry crowd then urged Patkar to go and live in Pakistan to …

Land rights for refugees in West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee's new step to counter BJP is nothing but political gimmick
5 years, 4 months ago

Land rights for refugees in West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee's new step to counter BJP is nothing but political gimmick

Firstpost  

Before the Centre passes the contentious CAB, Mamata may earn brownie points from even the Hindus for her announcement on land rights and reaffirm her grip on the captive illegal immigrant vote bank. Mamata’s decision to give land rights to refugees who came after 1971 and has since been squatting on state government, Central government or even private-owned land is …

Refugees or infiltrators? BJP's balancing act leaves Matuas in West Bengal angry and confused
6 years, 1 month ago

Refugees or infiltrators? BJP's balancing act leaves Matuas in West Bengal angry and confused

Firstpost  

Editor’s note: A network of 60 reporters set off across India to test the idea of development as it is experienced on the ground. “It will be a very stressful time for families like ours,” he said on the eve of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit in January to kick off the 2019 election campaign in the state. However, to …

BJP will ensure citizenship to all refugees if voted to power, says Amit Shah in Bengal
6 years, 2 months ago

BJP will ensure citizenship to all refugees if voted to power, says Amit Shah in Bengal

India TV News  

Taking a strong exception to the Mamata Banerjee government on the refugee crisis, Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit Shah on Tuesday said if elected to power, the BJP will ensure citizenship to all refugees and drive away all the infiltrators from Bengal. Addressing a public rally in East Midnapore's Contai district, Shah said he wanted to assure all the refugees …

4,300 Hindus, Sikhsfrom Pakistan, Afghanistan get Indian citizenship-IndiaTV News
9 years, 9 months ago

4,300 Hindus, Sikhsfrom Pakistan, Afghanistan get Indian citizenship-IndiaTV News

India TV News  

New Delhi: As a first step to grant Indian nationality to nearly two lakh refugees from neighbouring countries, the NDA government has given citizenship to around 4,300 Hindus and Sikhs from Pakistan and Afghanistan in one year. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had, during the Lok Sabha election campaign, said that Pakistani and Bangladeshi Hindu refugees will be treated like any …

4,300 Hindu, Sikh refugees from Pakistan, Afghanistan get citizenship
9 years, 9 months ago

4,300 Hindu, Sikh refugees from Pakistan, Afghanistan get citizenship

The Hindu  

The NDA government said on Sunday it had granted citizenship to nearly 4,300 Hindu and Sikh refugees from Pakistan and Afghanistan in its one year of being in power, nearly four times the number granted to such persons in the preceding five years under UPA-II. The Hindu had, >in an exclusive report on May 10, said the BJP government would …

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