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TopicCitizenship Amendment Act

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.

With CAA rules nowhere in sight, Centre allows 5 states to implement religion-based citizenship

Sanya Dhingra -
The new notification empowers the collectors of 13 districts — and the home secretaries in Punjab & Haryana — to accept, verify and ultimately grant religion-based citizenship.

CAA will be implemented in time in Assam, says JP Nadda

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The BJP President said that the party is committed to protect and preserve the 'identity and culture' of Assam, keeping the 'natural process of cultural change intact'.

CM Biren Singh wants Bose statue at Moirang where INA flag was hoisted first time, says PM keen

Neelam Pandey -
Manipur CM Biren Singh also tells ThePrint he is confident BJP will win West Bengal and retain Assam where 'there will be no impact of CAA'.

Why Congress is walking tightrope on CAA: Fiercely against it in Assam but muted in Bengal

Fatima Khan -
Congress has promised to build an anti-CAA memorial if it comes to power in Assam but is not raking up the issue in Bengal, which is also due for polls this year.

‘Tunnel vision’ on farm protests & ‘costly’ Citizenship Amendment Act

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CAA to be implemented for refugees, Matua community after Covid vaccine drive — Amit Shah

PTI -
Accusing opposition parties of misleading minorities about CAA, Amit Shah Thursday said its implementation will not impact the citizenship status of Indian minorities.

Home ministry has time till July 2021 to frame and notify rules for CAA implementation

Neelam Pandey -
Extension has been given by a parliamentary committee. BJP is in a bind because Bengal & Assam are going to polls, and their voters hold opposing views on CAA.

CAA case comes up just thrice in 1 year in SC despite 140 pleas, including from UN body

Apoorva Mandhani -
The first petition against CAA was filed the day after Parliament passed it in December 2019. CJI-headed bench described it as a matter ‘uppermost’ on minds.

Why Meghalaya’s civil society groups have renewed calls for British-era Inner Line Permit

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A conglomerate of 16 civil society organisations from the Khasi, Jaintia and the Garo Hills of Meghalaya also want the scrapping of the Citizenship Amendment Act. 

A year after Assam anti-CAA stir, families of those killed lend support to renewed movement

Karishma Hasnat -
Rallies, prayer ceremonies were held Saturday in remembrance of the five persons who died from gunshot wounds during the anti-CAA protests in Assam last year.
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