The Modi government officially notified the Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2024, on Monday evening, signalling a significant development in India’s citizenship framework. Home Minister Amit Shah took to Twitter to announce the news, highlighting the rules’ provisions to grant citizenship to persecuted minorities from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan. In his post, he wrote, “These rules will […]
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Understanding NRC: What it is and if it can be implemented across the country In Assam, the Supreme Court-mandated and monitored exercise caused widespread disruption. In the state, one first had to produce documentary proof issued before March 24, 1971 – like the 1951 NRC or electoral rolls up to March 24, 1971 – to […]
The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 was passed by the Parliament of India on 11 December 2019. It amended the Citizenship Act of 1955 by providing a path to Indian citizenship for Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi, and Christian religious minorities fleeing persecution from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan.Muslims were not given such eligibility. The act was the first time religion had been used as a criterion for citizenship under Indian law. The Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which […]
What is Citizenship Amendment Bill: All you need to know about CAB The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, which was passed by the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, will now go to the President for his assent. As many as 125 lawmakers voted in the favour of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill and 99 against it. Here is all […]
