The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) rules were notified by the Union Home Ministry on Monday. This allows individuals of specific faiths who have been persecuted in neighbouring countries such as Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Afghanistan and who came to India prior to 2015 to be granted Indian citizenship.
A key component of the BJP’s 2019 manifesto was the CAA. The bill will make it possible for non-Muslims, primarily members of the Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Buddhist, and Parsi communities who fled religious persecution in their home countries and immigrated to India prior to December 31, 2014, to be granted citizenship.
In December 2019, the Parliament passed the CAA with support from opposition parties and amid widespread protests by the Muslim community. The announcement follows recent claims by Home Minister Amit Shah that the CAA will be put into effect prior to the April/May Lok Sabha elections.
“CAA is a national act; it will undoubtedly be informed. “There should be no doubts about the implementation of CAA prior to the election,” the Home Minister stated during a capital event.
