Narendra Modi government is likely to notify Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) rules today, according to the reports.
New Delhi: The Narendra Modi government is likely to notify Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) rules today, news agency ANI reported quoting sources. To recall, Union Home Minister Amit Shah earlier had said that the CAA rules will be notified and implemented before the Lok Sabha elections. Speaking at the ET-Now Global Business Summit (GBS) in Delhi, Shah said, “The CAA is an act of the country. It will be notified before the polls (upcoming Lok Sabha elections). There should be no confusion about it.”
“It (the law) was a promise of the Congress government. When the country was divided, and the minorities were persecuted in those countries, Congress assured the refugees that they were welcome in India and that they would be provided with Indian citizenship. But they backtracked,” Shah added.
The CAA amends the Citizenship Act of 1955 to provide a path to Indian citizenship for Hindus, Sikhs, Christians, Buddhists, Jains, and Parsis who migrated from neighbouring Muslim-majority countries such as Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan before December 31, 2014.
Citizenship Amendment Act Rules: LIVE UPDATES
- Government to notify Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) Rules today at 8 PM: AAJ Tak report
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address the nation soon
- The rules will outline the evidence required for applicants to prove their eligibility for citizenship under the CAA.
- The CAA was passed by the Parliament on December 11, 2019, and was notified on December 12 of the same year.
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