After four years, CAA implemented: What changes and what …
Mar 12, 2024 · The Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 (CAA) eases the citizenship process for persecuted non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. The Centre has notified the rules for its implementation, days before …
Why is India’s Citizenship Amendment Act so controversial?
Mar 12, 2024 · The Indian government on Monday announced the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), a law that was passed by parliament in 2019 but was not enforced until now.
CAA: Why India's new citizenship law is so controversial | AP News
Mar 15, 2024 · India has implemented a controversial citizenship law that has been widely criticized for excluding Muslims, a minority community whose concerns have heightened under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist government.
What is CAA? All you need to know about the Citizenship Amendment Act
The Citizenship Amendment Act notification came weeks after Union home minister Amit Shah said the law, which was passed in 2019, would be implemented before the Lok Sabha elections.
CAA implemented: Home minister Amit Shah shares full …
Mar 11, 2024 · Home minister Amit Shah announced the implementation of Citizenship Amendment Act, allowing non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan to acquire Indian citizenship. Applications will be submitted online.
Central government implements Citizenship Amendment Act …
These rules, called the Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2024 will enable the persons eligible under CAA-2019 to apply for grant of Indian citizenship.
What do the CAA Rules notified by the government for the implementation …
Mar 12, 2024 · The CAA aims to give citizenship to the target group of migrants even if they do not have valid travel documents as mandated in The Citizenship Act, 1955. The CAA presumes that members of these communities who entered India faced religious persecution in …
India: Government Begins Implementing Controversial Citizenship ...
Mar 11, 2024 · The act grants citizenship to non-Muslims from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh, but excludes Muslims and other minorities. It has faced legal challenges, protests, and criticism for being discriminatory and violating India's secular principles.
PM Modi Begins Implementing Controversial Citizenship Law …
Mar 14, 2024 · On March 11, India’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government announced the implementation of the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). The announcement, just weeks before India votes...
CAA: Why is India's citizenship law contentious? | Reuters
Mar 13, 2024 · India this week implemented the contentious 2019 Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), sparking sporadic protests and a war of words between Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government and opposition...