New Delhi:”The Modi Government announces implementation of Citizenship Amendment Act. It was an integral part of BJP’s 2019 manifesto. This will pave way for the persecuted to find citizenship in India,” the PMO said.
A notification from the Ministry of Home Affairs can be expected soon.This act, passed by the Lok Sabha on 9 December 2019 and subsequently by the Rajya Sabha on 11 December, received assent from President Ram Nath Kovind on 12 December 2019.The CAA modifies the Citizenship Act of 1955 to offer a pathway to Indian citizenship for religious minorities from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan.
