CAA rules likely to be notified before poll code, to seek proof of India entry, religion
CAA rules likely to be notified before poll code, to seek proof of India entry, religion
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La Excellence IAS Academy | February 28, 2024 | Indian Polity
Syllabus: GS-II, Subject: Polity, Topic: Citizenship, Issue: Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019
Why in News: notifying the rules for implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), 2019.
Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), 2019
- amended the Citizenship Act, 1955.
- Objective: To provide Indian citizenship for persecuted religious minorities from three specific neighbouring countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan.
- It allows migrants from these three countries to apply for Indian citizenship through the naturalisation
Criticisms:
- Violates Article 14 (equality): For discriminating based on religion.
- Difficult to differentiate between illegal migrants and those persecuted.
- Other refugees, that include Tamils from Sri Lanka not covered under the Act.
| Prelims Connect: (Terms in News)
· Citizenship is a subject matter under the Union list and hence only Parliament can make laws regarding it. · Naturalization is the legal process by which a non-citizen acquires the nationality of a country after birth. |
Source: Indian Express
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