CAA will come to the rescue of Sikhs: Amit Shah
1 year, 2 months ago

CAA will come to the rescue of Sikhs: Amit Shah

The Hindu  

Home Minister Amit Shah said on Friday that through the Citizenship Amendment Act, the Modi government opened the way to give citizenship to Sikh sisters and brothers who were tortured in neighbouring countries such as Pakistan and Afghanistan. The Minister addressed the felicitation program organised by Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee for the unprecedented work done by the government for the Sikh community. Mr. Shah said that in the last nine years, several significant initiatives have been taken for the welfare of the Sikh community. The Home Minister added that it was Mr. Modi who has provided financial assistance of ₹5 Lakh each to 3,328 families of victims and restored the Jallianwala Bagh memorial to its former glory.

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Amit Shah awards citizenship under CAA to 188 refugees in Gujarat
4 months, 1 week ago

Amit Shah awards citizenship under CAA to 188 refugees in Gujarat

Hindustan Times  

Union home and cooperation minister Amit Shah criticised the previous Congress governments for failing to grant citizenship to persecuted refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan from 1947 to 2014, accusing them of engaging in “appeasement politics” instead of addressing the issue. Union home minister Amit Shah distributes citizenship certificates under CAA to refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, in Ahmedabad …

Amit Shah slams Opposition over CAA: ‘Refugees denied citizenship due to…’
4 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 …

'Previous governments allowed intruders to enter the country': Shah defends CAA
4 months, 1 week ago

'Previous governments allowed intruders to enter the country': Shah defends CAA

New Indian Express  

AHMEDABAD: Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched a sharp critique of the Congress party on Sunday, accusing them of engaging in appeasement politics over the Citizenship Amendment Act. Shah claimed that from 1947 to 2014, those seeking asylum in India were denied justice, despite the CAA's focus on granting citizenship rather than stripping it away. Speaking at a citizenship certificate …

Amit Shah To News18: CAA Can't Be Abolished, Will Start Granting Citizenship This Month
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Amit Shah To News18: CAA Can't Be Abolished, Will Start Granting Citizenship This Month

News 18  

Union Home Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Amit Shah, in an exclusive interview with Network18 Group Editor-in-Chief Rahul Joshi, said the Citizenship Amendment Act cannot be abolished and the process of granting citizenship will start this month. This is the only reason they are spreading these lies.” He further added: “In this interview, I want to tell the people …

Perverse intent: The Hindu Editorial on the Citizenship (Amendment) Act
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Perverse intent: The Hindu Editorial on the Citizenship (Amendment) Act

The Hindu  

Offering citizenship to migrants who have fled their countries of origin because of persecution and have stayed a sufficient time in their adopted country, is a humane endeavour by any nation-state and should be generally welcomed. But by limiting this measure only to migrants from an arbitrary group of neighbouring nations and to narrow the definition only to “religious persecution”, …

Empower religious outfits to certify CAA applicants under CAA rules: Matua body
8 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 …

A Move in The Right Direction: CAA Is against Persecutors, Not Muslims - News18
8 months, 3 weeks ago

A Move in The Right Direction: CAA Is against Persecutors, Not Muslims - News18

News 18  

The Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 was given wings by the Government of India by notifying the Citizenship Rules 2024, on 12 March 2024. A large number of minority people, who had over the period entered India due to disturbances/religious persecutions in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh, had been living in this country for the past many years devoid of basic rights. …

Uncovering the origins of CAA and its implications for India
9 months ago

Uncovering the origins of CAA and its implications for India

Hindustan Times  

On March 11, the Government of India formally notified the rules implementing the 2019 Citizenship Amendment Act. The notification of the CAA rules—on the eve of India’s 2024 general election—has kicked off a fresh debate over the law, its implementing provisions, and the resulting implications for the future of secularism in India The notification of the CAA rules—on the eve …

Gujarat: 18 Hindu refugees from Pakistan conferred Indian citizenship at camp in Ahmedabad
9 months, 1 week 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
9 months, 1 week 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 …

Vantage | What is CAA and why it is controversial
9 months, 1 week ago

Vantage | What is CAA and why it is controversial

Firstpost  

The Citizenship Amendment Act stands at the intersection of politics, law and societal values in India BJP leader Manoranjan Kalia celebrates with migrants from Pakistan after the central government notified the rules for implementation of the Citizenship Act, 2019, in Jalandhar, on 12 March, 2024. The CAA mandates migrants to provide evidence of their country of origin, religion, date of …

‘CAA true act of democracy’: US singer Mary Millben lauds PM Modi's leadership
9 months, 1 week ago

‘CAA true act of democracy’: US singer Mary Millben lauds PM Modi's leadership

Hindustan Times  

US singer Mary Millben on Friday praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's “compassionate leadership” over the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act in India, saying that it is a “pathway to peace for Christians, Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, and Buddhists seeking religious freedom”. Earlier in the day, US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said that the US is closely monitoring CAA's implementation …

Migrants upbeat over CAA, hope for faster Indian citizenship
9 months, 1 week 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
9 months, 1 week 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 …

CAA will never be taken back; rules now a formality: Amit Shah tears into Oppn
9 months, 1 week ago

CAA will never be taken back; rules now a formality: Amit Shah tears into Oppn

Hindustan Times  

Union home minister Amit Shah asserted that the Citizenship Amendment Act will never be taken back and the BJP-led government will never compromise with it. “This is our sovereign right to ensure Indian citizenship in our country, we will never compromise on it and CAA will never be taken back,” the senior BJP leader said in an interview with ANI. …

CAA implemented in India: Myths and realities linked with Citizenship Amendment Act
9 months, 1 week ago

CAA implemented in India: Myths and realities linked with Citizenship Amendment Act

India TV News  

The rules for implementation of the contentious Citizenship Act 2019 were notified on March 11, four years after being passed, thus paving the way for granting citizenship to undocumented non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, according to officials. Stoutly defending CAA-2019 in the face of fresh opposition criticism, Shah accused AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and …

CAA rules notification ushered in new hope, say Pakistan refugees
9 months, 1 week 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 …

'Indian Muslims need not worry': Centre allays fear on CAA
9 months, 1 week ago

'Indian Muslims need not worry': Centre allays fear on CAA

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Indian Muslims shouldn't worry about the Citizenship Amendment Act as it cannot take away their citizenship, the Central government said in a statement on Tuesday, in an attempt to allay fear about the law. The Ministry of Home Affairs said in a statement that 18 crore Indian Muslims have equal rights like their Hindu counterparts and no citizen …

Citizenship under CAA will be granted with retrospective effect: MHA
9 months, 1 week ago

Citizenship under CAA will be granted with retrospective effect: MHA

Hindustan Times  

Migrants from six minority communities in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh looking to become Indian citizens under the Citizenship Amendment Act or CAA will be granted citizenship with retrospective effect, the ministry of home affairs said on Tuesday, a day after the law was implemented. “Persons granted citizenship by registration or naturalisation under Section 6B of the Citizenship Act shall be …

Amit Shah allays CAA fear, says Asaduddin Owaisi 'lying
9 months, 1 week ago

Amit Shah allays CAA fear, says Asaduddin Owaisi 'lying

Hindustan Times  

Hyderabad: Union home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday sought to allay fear about the Citizenship Amendment Act, saying the law is not meant to snatch away any person's citizenship. Speaking in Hyderabad, Shah said AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi and Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge have been lying to the minorities that they would lose their citizenship because of …

CAA rules: Foreign media is again peddling a false narrative to incite Indian Muslims against a law that doesn't concern them at all
9 months, 1 week ago

CAA rules: Foreign media is again peddling a false narrative to incite Indian Muslims against a law that doesn't concern them at all

Op India  

“India implements citizenship amendment law excluding Muslims”, this, with some changes here and there, has been the headline of several international media houses. Ever since the Modi government notified CAA on 11th of March 2024, a section of local and international media has resorted to labeling the much-needed law as “discriminatory” since it ‘excludes Muslims’. “India implements ‘anti-Muslim’ 2019 citizenship …

‘Big Win’: US-Based Coalition of Hindus of North America Welcomes CAA Notification
9 months, 1 week ago

‘Big Win’: US-Based Coalition of Hindus of North America Welcomes CAA Notification

News 18  

The Coalition of Hindus of North America, a US-based advocacy group, on Monday, said the decision to implement the Citizenship Amendment Act in India is a ‘big win’ for persecuted religious minorities of Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan following the formal notification of the government. India finally notifies the Citizenship Amendment Act which was passed by the Indian Parliament in 2019!A …

PM Modi acknowledged for granting citizenship to refugees through CAA: Amit Shah
9 months, 1 week ago

PM Modi acknowledged for granting citizenship to refugees through CAA: Amit Shah

India TV News  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi for honouring Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh, and Jain refugees by granting them citizenship through the Citizenship Act, during a BJP social media volunteers meeting on Tuesday. Shah accused the Congress party of opposing the CAA due to appeasement and vote-bank politics, despite the long-standing promise of granting citizenship to those persecuted …

'CAA Will Not Take Citizenship of Any Indian Irrespective of Their Religion', Bengal Witnesses Celebrations
9 months, 1 week ago

'CAA Will Not Take Citizenship of Any Indian Irrespective of Their Religion', Bengal Witnesses Celebrations

News 18  

Citizenship Amendment Act: Latest Updates On CAA Rules Our Live Coverage on Citizenship Amendment Act has moved here. Reacting to the CAA notification, former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh said, “…CAA was in discussion for a long time…I want to congratulate PM Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah…CAA has been brought to give citizenship and not take it away…” …

Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) rules explained: Check eligibility, procedure, language clause details
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) rules explained: Check eligibility, procedure, language clause details

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The Central government on Monday notified the rules for the Citizenship Act, 2019, paving the way for the implementation of the law. "The application from a person for grant of citizenship by naturalisation fulfilling the qualifications for naturalisation under the provisions of the Third Schedule, is submitted in Form VIIIA which includes – an affidavit verifying the correctness …

'CAA implemented on eve of Ramzan': After the govt notifies CAA, journalists; politicians and Islamist activate new anti-Modi toolkit to incite violence
9 months, 2 weeks ago

'CAA implemented on eve of Ramzan': After the govt notifies CAA, journalists; politicians and Islamist activate new anti-Modi toolkit to incite violence

Op India  

On Monday, March 11, the Government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi officially notified the Citizenship Amendment Act, which will grant Indian nationality to Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian migrants, who had come to India before 2015 after facing persecution on the ground of religion in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh. As soon as the Union Home Ministry officially …

Amit Shah, BJP leaders hail ‘Modi ki guarantee’ as CAA rules notified
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Amit Shah, BJP leaders hail ‘Modi ki guarantee’ as CAA rules notified

Hindustan Times  

Union home minister Amit Shah and other leaders of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party hailed prime minister Narendra Modi after the central government on Monday notified Citizenship Amendment Act across the country. Meanwhile, here's how BJP leaders reacted: Amit Shah : “PM Shri @narendramodi Ji has delivered on another commitment and realised the promise of the makers of our constitution …

India notifies citizenship law for minority refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan
9 months, 2 weeks 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, …

Finally, Centre walks the talk, notifies rules for implementation of CAA ahead of Lok Sabha polls
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Finally, Centre walks the talk, notifies rules for implementation of CAA ahead of Lok Sabha polls

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Centre on Monday notified the rules for implementation of the controversial Citizenship Act 2019. This will now pave the way for granting Indian citizenship to undocumented migrants from minority communities in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, according to the notification. Union Home Minister Amit Shah in a post on ‘X’ said, “These rules will now enable minorities persecuted …

CAA will be implemented before Lok Sabha election, says Amit Shah
10 months, 2 weeks ago

CAA will be implemented before Lok Sabha election, says Amit Shah

The Hindu  

The rules for implementing the Citizenship Amendment Act will be issued before the coming Lok Sabha poll, and the process to grant Indian nationality to the beneficiaries will start soon after, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said here on Saturday. Major poll plank The promise of implementing the controversial CAA was a major poll plank of the BJP in the …

Muslims being provoked, CAA can't snatch away citizenship, says Amit Shah
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Muslims being provoked, CAA can't snatch away citizenship, says Amit Shah

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The Muslim community is being provoked over the Citizenship Amendment Act, home minister Amit Shah said on Saturday. Amit Shah said there is no provision in the act to snatch away any person's citizenship. READ | Amit Shah accuses Congress of appeasement on UCC, says Nehru-signed agenda ignored The CAA was passed by the Parliament in 2019. At …

CAA implementation within a week: Union Minister Shantanu Thakur
10 months, 3 weeks 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 across India within 7 days’: Union Minister Shantanu Thakur makes bold ‘guarantee’ in Bengal
10 months, 3 weeks ago

‘CAA will be implemented across India within 7 days’: Union Minister Shantanu Thakur makes bold ‘guarantee’ in Bengal

Op India  

The Citizenship Act will be implemented across India within the next seven days, Union Minister Shantanu Thakur made this bold assertion as a guarantee in West Bengal on Sunday. Not just in West Bengal, the CAA would be implemented in every state of India within a week.” VIDEO | "Ram Mandir has been inaugurated, and within the next seven days, …

‘CAA will be implemented across India within 7 days,’ claims Shantanu Thakur
10 months, 3 weeks ago

‘CAA will be implemented across India within 7 days,’ claims Shantanu Thakur

Live Mint  

Union Minister Shantanu Thakur has declared that the Citizenship Act, also known as CAA, is set to be implemented nationwide within the next seven days. Not just in West Bengal, the CAA would be implemented in every state of India within a week,” BJP's Lok Sabha MP from Bangaon, said. Implemented by the Narendra Modi government, the Citizenship Act or …

Asaduddin Owaisi reacts to CAA rules report, says 'grave injustice, especially to Muslims...'
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Asaduddin Owaisi reacts to CAA rules report, says 'grave injustice, especially to Muslims...'

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Reacting to a report saying the Citizenship Act's rules would be notified before the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, AIMIM chief Asadduddin Owaisi said on Wednesday that it will be a grave injustice to the marginalised communities, especially Muslims. CPI general secretary Sitaram Yechury claimed the Centre was attempting to foment communal polarization ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. …

Nobody can prevent the implementation of CAA, it is the country's law: Amit Shah in Kolkata
1 year ago

Nobody can prevent the implementation of CAA, it is the country's law: Amit Shah in Kolkata

Op India  

Kolkata: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said that nobody can prevent the Central Government from implementing the the Citizenship Act. Addressing a mega public rally here, the BJP leader lashed out at the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government accusing it of indulging in “appeasement politics” and urged people to vote to power the BJP government in the next …

Modi govt gave justice to 1984 riot victims: Amit Shah
1 year, 2 months ago

Modi govt gave justice to 1984 riot victims: Amit Shah

Hindustan Times  

Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday said that the Narendra Modi government gave justice to the victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots and added that under the Citizenship Amendment Act, many from the Sikh community were granted Indian citizenship. Addressing the gathering, Shah said, “Be it India’s freedom struggle, fight against the Mughals or fight against Britishers, partition or …

Sikhs have made unparalleled sacrifices for humanity, India’s independence: Shah
1 year, 2 months ago

Sikhs have made unparalleled sacrifices for humanity, India’s independence: Shah

Hindustan Times  

Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday attended a felicitation programme organised by the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee, where he spoke about the role of the Sikh community since their fight for India’s freedom and thanked them for their relentless dedication to the nation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee felicitates Union home minister Amit Shah …

31 DMs Empowered to Grant Citizenship to Minorities of Pak, Afghanistan, Bangladesh: Govt
1 year, 10 months ago

31 DMs Empowered to Grant Citizenship to Minorities of Pak, Afghanistan, Bangladesh: Govt

News 18  

The central government has empowered 31 district magistrates in nine states to grant citizenship to people belonging to minority communities of Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh under the Citizenship Act, according to Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai. ”The central government, in exercise of powers conferred by Section 16 of The Citizenship Act, 1955, has delegated its power to …

CAA implementation has begun, will happen in Bengal as well, says Suvendu Adhikari
2 years, 1 month ago

CAA implementation has begun, will happen in Bengal as well, says Suvendu Adhikari

India Today  

Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday said that the Citizenship Amendment Act implementation process has started in the country and Bengal will not be left out of it. Adhikari's remarks came a day after the Ministry of Home Affairs released a directive allowing collectors in Gujarat’s Mehsana and Anand districts to provide citizenship certificates under …

CAA is a benign piece of legislation, Union Home Ministry tells Supreme Court
2 years, 1 month ago

CAA is a benign piece of legislation, Union Home Ministry tells Supreme Court

The Hindu  

The Citizenship Amendment Act is a “benign piece of legislation” which seeks to provide a relaxation, in the nature of an amnesty, to specific communities from specified countries with a clear cut-off date, the Home Ministry told the Supreme Court on Sunday. Read | CAA likely to be implemented in Bengal by December 2022, claims BJP MLA The government, in …

Home Ministry seeks another three-month extension to frame Citizenship Amendment Act rules
2 years, 2 months ago

Home Ministry seeks another three-month extension to frame Citizenship Amendment Act rules

The Hindu  

The Ministry of Home Affairs has sought an extension of another three months to frame the rules of the Citizenship Act, 2019, a legislation that fast tracks the citizenship of undocumented persons of six non-Muslim communities from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh. The MHA has sought more time from the subordinate committee on parliamentary legislation in both the Lok Sabha and …

CAA likely to be implemented in Bengal by December 2022, claims BJP MLA
2 years, 4 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 …

CAA Implementation Linked to Covid Situation, No Question of Going Back: Amit Shah to News18
2 years, 10 months ago

CAA Implementation Linked to Covid Situation, No Question of Going Back: Amit Shah to News18

News 18  

The implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act is linked to the Covid-19 situation, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said in an exclusive interview to Network18 Group Editor-in-Chief Rahul Joshi, while maintaining that there is “no question” on going back on it. The CAA, which facilitates granting of Indian citizenship to persecuted non-Muslim minorities of Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, was …

Pain of Sikhs, Hindus in Afghanistan shows CAA was needed, says Hardeep Singh Puri
3 years, 4 months ago

Pain of Sikhs, Hindus in Afghanistan shows CAA was needed, says Hardeep Singh Puri

India Today  

Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Sunday said the plight of Hindus and Sikhs due to recent developments in India’s neighbourhood shows that the Citizenship Amendment Act was needed. Quoting a media report on the evacuation of 168 people -- which included 23 Afghan Sikhs and Hindus -- from Kabul by the Indian Air Force, Hardeep Singh Puri said the …

CAA: MHA Invites Indian Citizenship Applications from Non-Muslim Refugees from Afghan, Pak, B'desh
3 years, 6 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 …

CAA will be implemented after COVID-19 vaccination drive ends, says Amit Shah in West Bengal rally
3 years, 10 months 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 …

Citizenship Act Will be Implemented As Soon As Covid-19 Vaccination Drive Ends: Amit Shah in Bengal
3 years, 10 months ago

Citizenship Act Will be Implemented As Soon As Covid-19 Vaccination Drive Ends: Amit Shah in Bengal

News 18  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who is in West Bengal campaigning for the BJP as the state readies for assembly election, on Thursday reiterated that the Citizenship Act will be implemented as soon as the nationwide Covid-19 vaccination drive ends. But I would like to tell her that I will come again and again till I free Bengal from her …

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

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