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.
SC will see that CAA is inclusive and doesnt discriminate between citizens.
On the statement on being Under Incusive: How inclusive should it be , is a policy decision of the Govt and Parliament, Courts cant interfere in that.
On the statement of being Over Inclusive: Once a law is created it is not tested against each individual to check if that person is really being religiously persecuted. For eg there is OBC SC ST reservation because they have been historically marginalized in India. But when an individual gets the reservation because he/she is SC/ST there is no test to check if that person is really being marginalized. The law applies as it applies to the whole community.Period
You people have started unnecessary discussion (Bahas) on CAA. Why we should welcome muslims from Muslim countries? In most of these countries, non-Muslims are always treated as second class citizens. At least there is no persecution of muslims in the name of religion. As far as Ahmedias and Shias in Pakistan, they may be discriminated, but when it comes to India, they are muslims first and Shias etc afterwards. Jinnah to was Shia. And leave secularism to its deathbed. Think broadly and see wherever, muslims cross the 50% of population, that country becomes Islamic and you secularists are the first casualty. The immigration of muslims from neighboring countries is a well thought out design in that direction to convert India into an Islamic state.
If the SC was a 9 bench court, the BJP will be licking its wound. A lower bench implies the cuckoos shall get away with it all
Well said.
The basic structure doctrine (passed by a razor thin 7/6 majority) is on the same lines as thd Collegium system of appointing judges. In both the tussle is about the judiciary grabbing more power to itself — from parliament and the executive.
CAA has nothing to do with secularism. Am sure the SC will recognise that and throw out all the petitions challenging it.
There is an insidious, well organized and well-funded communist-islamist campaign going on to erase the Hindu civilization. This writer seems to belong to that cabal. These forces enjoyed unlimited power for 70 years. They are now violently convulsing against the will of the country that is challenging their fascist mindset. I hope the SC does not behave like an NGO, instead behaves like an organ of the indian government (which it is) and acts to protect the interests of the country, not some wooly headed empty slogans or the breaking India forces.
Hindus are rioting and protesting across the country, because they don’t want the CAA! The government should honor the wishes of the people, and roll back the law.
All the Hindus are not rioting and protesting across the country.Those who failed in the Parliament are using the streets .They are still a meager minority.Majority principle is an important tenet of democracy .When there are different opinions the opinion of the majority is accepted.
In fact, we need to fight the fascist mind set of the present regime. BJP and bhakts’ strategy is in full play, deflect, blame all others, show their authoritarianism as will of the people, blame any and ill in the country to the last 70 years.
The Greeks (under Alexander) the Persians etc. invaded India .They didn’t demolish temples and destroy cultural centers of Hindus.But the Muslims–they brutally killed the Hindus who opposed them and refused to convert to Islam ;destroyed temples and cultural centers of Hindus.But they couldn’t destroy Hinduism.So in modern times fearing Hindu revenge they demanded for Pakistan .The BJP is trying to wake the Hindus to retrieve the lost glory of Hindu culture and morals .Twice they gained majority in the Parliament .They came to power democratically ;not through dictatorship.
@Ramchdran pk : Stop blabbering false stories and jumlas citing hundreds of years back. India gained the title of Golden Bird only during Mughal Regime..
Talk about today.. here the concern is on today’s existing Racist regime which is more dangerous than monarch rule.
I didn’t talk foolishly,indiscreetly or excessively.There are no event in history that should remain private or secret.”Jumlas” in Hindi means “lies”.Are you saying that the history of Muslim invasions are lies? Do you believe that the Muslim invaders didn’t kill Hindus, convert them to Islam, destroy temples and cultural centers of Hindus? You don’t want to remember the past because you are afraid of it .”Talk about today.” only? .Why?Those past days were “to-day” for those who lived in the past. For the future generations “to-day ” will be history hundreds of years back .You accuse me of citing ” false stories and jumlas hundreds of years back.”At the sane time you are citing India’s glory during Mughal Regime..What a pity!(Read the history of the rise and fall of the Mughal Empire..)
Fine column by Prof Ashutosh Varshney in Indian Express. He calls upon the apex court to act resolutely. Also for citizens to protect constitutional values by taking to the streets, peacefully. For state governments to abstain from participating in ill advised initiatives. Expresses the fear that India’s global image will be tarnished.
You mean the Islamic Express?
There has been a puzzling near silence on Kashmir for almost five months. Ordering an enquiry into the police encounter with four rapist / murderers shows the institution monitors current events closely. On CAA, the basic structure of the Constitution must be protected, with clarity, conviction and force. Another erudite 1,045 page judgment would break our hearts.
The Court doesn’t pass its judgments based on your sentiments. Enough number of legal experts have already elucidated on how this act doesn’t run foul of any of the current constitutional provisions.
I don’t know whether this writer is learned in Law. The article seems to be based on Chidambaram’s interview to Rajdeep Sardesai. Be that as it may, fundamental rights in the Constitution of India falls in two classes: One available only to the citizens of India, other, available to ‘person’, who may also be a national of another country. Article 14 is one such provision, which applies to any person. Since the Constitution applies to the territory of India, evidently a person who is a resident of Pakistan or bangladesh or Afghanistan cannot claim any right under Indian Constitution. Now, if the CAA does not give right of citizenship to majority community of those three countries, how does it amount to violation of right to equality before law under Art 14? Admitting someone as a citizen is the sovereign power of the Parliament and Government. Can anyone claim fundamental right to chose to become Indian citizen?
Umm. Did you study logic of any kind in high school?
This is what Harish Salve, the eminent constitutional lawyer has to say about CAB.
https://youtu.be/VgiFqMrCxPU
I don’t see what Madhav Khosla can argue about.
This is propaganda and more of the same from the sicular gang.
These articles are to form a public opinion to force the Supreme Court to strike down the law. But Modi & Shah would’ve known the hyperventilation of the secularists when they introduced this act in the parliament. It will get passed.
Ofcourse it will get passed. Modi Shah have the judiciary in their pockets now.
There is some problem with Islam. A religion that promotes blasphemy and prohibits worship of gods of other religions cannot be compatible with secularism and pluralism. The B.J.P. government should deal with this matter first of all at national and international levels.
YOU NEED TO STUDY HISTORY . IN WHAT IS TODAY TAMIL NADU THE PEOPLE BELONGING TO VAISHNAVAITE SECT WERE TOLD TO STOP WORSHIPPING VISHNU AND WORSHIP SHIVA INSTEAD AND WHEN THE COMMUNITY REFUSED THEY WERE HOUNDED, PLUNDERED , PROPERTIES CONFISCATED,WOMEN RAPED , KILLED AND DRIVEN OUT OF TAMIL COUNTRY ALONG WITH THEIR SPIRITUAL LEADER RAMANUJACHARYA
This bill is caters to those neighboring countries whose state religion is Islam and from where minorities are coming to India.