BIG BREAKING: Citizenship Amendment Act Implemented Across The Country, Notification Issued! These Refugees Will Get Citizenship

Citizenship Amendment Act Has Already Been Passed By The Parliament Five Years Ago

Delhi News : The Central Government has announced the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) just before the Lok Sabha Elections. According to the notification issued by the Home Ministry, it has been implemented in the entire Country. Under this Act, there is a provision to provide citizenship in India to Non-Muslim refugees.

It is worth mentioning that there were already speculations about the Central Government issuing the CAA Notification. Earlier, it was informed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi can make a big announcement on this during his address to the Nation on Monday evening. Later, a Notification was issued by the Home Ministry regarding the implementation of CAA across the Country.

Citizenship Amendment Act – What Is It

CAA Has Come Into Effect From Today Itself

After the Union Home Ministry issued the Notification to implement CAA, the Citizenship Amendment Act i.e. CAA has come into force in the Country from today itself. However, CAA was already passed by the Parliament almost five years ago. Now the Central Government has implemented CAA in the Country even before the announcement of the dates of the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections.

Let us tell you that Home Minister Amit Shah has talked about implementing the Citizenship Amendment Act or CAA several times in his Election speeches. He had announced that it would be implemented before the Lok Sabha Elections. Sources also said that preparations for its implementation had been completed by the Home Ministry. Its notification was issued today.

Citizenship Amendment Act In India

Citizenship Will Be Given To These Non-Muslim Refugees

Under CAA, there is a provision to give citizenship to people of other religions coming from three Muslim-majority neighboring Countries except the Muslim community. The Central Government has also created a web portal related to CAA, which will now be launched after the notification is issued.

The minorities coming from three Muslim-majority neighboring Countries will have to register themselves on this portal and after Government scrutiny, they will be given citizenship under the Act. For this, there will be no need to provide any documents to the displaced minorities from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Citizenship Amendment Act Notification

The Central Government Had Amended The Act In 2019

Let us tell you that in the year 2019, the Narendra Modi led Central Government had amended the Citizenship Act. In this, a provision was made to give Indian citizenship to six minorities (Hindus, Christians, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists and Parsis) who came from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh before December 31, 2014. According to the rules, the power to grant citizenship will be in the hands of the Central Government.

Now, after the Home Ministry issued the notification to implement CAA, the way has been cleared for granting Indian citizenship to the refugees coming from these neighboring Countries. However, opposition parties have also started raising questions on the timing of implementing CAA.

-VisheshNews.Com Bureau

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