NEW DELHI: The Centre on Monday announced the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act.
The law enables granting of citizenship to citizens of Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan belonging to Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Christian, Buddhist & Parsi communities, who had migrated to India before December 31, 2014.
An online system for application, processing & grant of citizenship under CAA is being explored by home ministry.
The CAA was enacted in December 2019 and came into force on January 10, 2020.
However, CAA rules are yet to be notified, which is why the Act hasn’t been implemented.
Enactment of the law had sparked large-scale protests with the Muslim community and opposition parties dubbing it discriminatory and calling for its rollback.
(This is a developing story)
The law enables granting of citizenship to citizens of Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan belonging to Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Christian, Buddhist & Parsi communities, who had migrated to India before December 31, 2014.
An online system for application, processing & grant of citizenship under CAA is being explored by home ministry.
The CAA was enacted in December 2019 and came into force on January 10, 2020.
However, CAA rules are yet to be notified, which is why the Act hasn’t been implemented.
Enactment of the law had sparked large-scale protests with the Muslim community and opposition parties dubbing it discriminatory and calling for its rollback.
(This is a developing story)