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Topic: Citizenship Amendment Act

The Citizenship Amendment Act, or CAA, is a law passed by the Indian Parliament in 2019. It aims to amend the country’s citizenship laws, defines illegal immigrants and lays down the rules and prerequisites for applying for Indian citizenship. It allows minorities of six communities, namely Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis, and Christians, from India’s neighboring countries — Pakistan, Afghanistan, or Bangladesh — who entered India before 31 December 2014 to get citizenship more easily on the grounds of religious persecution.


The introduction of this bill led to mass protests from students, civil society, and the opposition parties as religion for the first time was made a test of Indian citizenship. The most notable was a 100-plus day protest in Shaheen Bagh, a working-class Muslim neighbourhood in the country’s capital, New Delhi with Muslim women at the forefront of this protest.


Four years after the CAA’s initial introduction and passing, the rules were brought into effect in March 2024.

2 bodies found after anti-CAA rally in Meghalaya, victims beaten to death, reports local media

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The dead have been identified as L. Esan Sing and L. Sujit Dutta. Both were from 'non-indigenous' communities.

CAA comes not with a bang, but with a whimper. Without NRC, it will fade into academic debate

Shekhar Gupta -
For BJP, CAA was strategic move that did not quite work out because those it would benefit could’ve been accommodated under existing laws, and new entrants would remain excluded.

Indian Muslims should welcome CAA, question those peddling false narratives about it

Amana Begam -
As Indian Muslims, we are blessed to not face persecution that would force us to flee our country. But we must consider the less fortunate Hindu and other minorities in our neighbourhood.

CAA has two agendas. One open and humanitarian, the other less so

Vir Sanghvi -
Not only is CAA discriminatory, but it is 'meant' to be discriminatory. If the government broadens its scope to include Muslims, then the Act becomes politically unpopular and, therefore, pointless.

How Mamata Banerjee is trying to counter CAA’s electoral impact in West Bengal

Sreyashi Dey -
BJP could gain marginally from implementation in upcoming polls, but TMC plans to turn that around with protests on ground. CM Mamata will lead an anti-CAA rally in Siliguri today.

Proof of nationality, date of entry to India — what’s required for citizenship under CAA rules

Mayank Kumar -
In 39-page document, MHA explains process for non-Muslim refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh & Afghanistan on how to obtain citizenship through naturalisation or registration.

Citizenship Amendment Act will never take root in Tamil Nadu, says Stalin

Aneesa PA -
Chief Minister MK Stalin slammed BJP for ‘destroying nation's communal harmony’ with the support of AIADMK.

CAA to be implemented ‘much before Lok Sabha polls, rules have been framed’

Ananya Bhardwaj -
The act seeks to grant citizenship to members of Hindu, Sikh, Parsi, Christian, Buddhist and Jain communities from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh, who entered India before 31 December, 2014 without any document.

Bengal BJP leaders meet Modi, call for speedy CAA rollout so ‘those eligible can benefit’

Neelam Pandey -
The delegation of party leaders also invited the PM to visit West Bengal and lambasted the state government.

Off The Cuff with Conrad Kongkal Sangma

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On this edition of ThePrint's Off The Cuff, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma talks to Editor-in-chief Shekhar Gupta and Angana Chakrabarti about the political...
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