The BJP and the Central government are trying to confuse the Matua population concentrated mainly in West Bengal by notifying the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee claimed on Saturday.
During the anti-CAA protests in December 2019, police had barged into campus in pursuit of alleged miscreants, who had set some buses on fire, and were accused of attacking students in the library.
The news of the implementation of the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) on Monday spread rapidly in Pakistan, sparking excitement among many Hindu leaders who expressed happiness and a desire to shift to India to escape persecution and forced conversions.
According to the Ministry of Home Affairs, at least 30,000 “persecuted” minorities such as Hindus, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis, Sikhs and Christians from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh could benefit from the CAA
Residents of southeast Delhi s Shaheen Bagh area expressed fear and uncertainty following the Centre s notification of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). The CAA aims to expedite citizenship for non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan who arrived in India before December 31, 2014. Locals fear adverse impacts on the Muslim population and expressed disappointment with the government s decision. Despite Ramadan, sentiments of anger and anguish prevail among residents, who feel their protests against the CAA have been disregarded.