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Banerjee said that the implementation of the CAA is directly related to the implementation of the National Citizenship Register (NRC) in the country. She claimed that Muslim immigrants who are already citizens of India will be declared illegal and will be disadvantaged under the NRC.
The Ministry of Home Affairs also said "no Indian citizen would be asked to produce any document to prove his citizenship after this Act".
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said that the government has "fulfilled its guarantee by issuing the notification of Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA)". The government notified the rules of the Citizenship Amendment Act on March 11, 2024 weeks ahead of General Elections in which Prime Minister Modi is seeking a third consecutive term. "CAA has been implemented across India," BJP wrote on social media.
The Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) has been a subject of contention and debate in India since its inception in December 2019.
Narendra Modi government in New Delhi Monday implemented the amended Citizenship Amendment Act, popularly known as CAA, even as around 200 Hindu and Sikh families currently staying abroad want to return back to Afghanistan.