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The Union Home Ministry has notified rules for the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), which aims to grant Indian citizenship to persecuted non-Muslim migrants from Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Afghanistan who arrived in India before December 31, 2014. The rules include an online application process through a designated web portal. While some, like All India Muslim Jamaat President Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi Bareilvi, have welcomed the law, others, such as AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi and Congress leader Jairam Ramesh, have criticized it as divisive and unconstitutional. Kerala and West Bengal have announced they will not implement the CAA. ....
The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, or CAA, which grants Indian citizenship to non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh, has been notified by the home ministry. The law, which was passed in 2019, triggered protests and riots across the country back then. Now, opposition parties have accused the government of using CAA to polarise voters ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. Muslim leaders have clarified that CAA is not discriminatory against Muslims. The timing of the notification, just before the elections, is seen as a tactic to divert attention from the electoral bonds issue. ....
Congress targets Centre over timing of CAA rules' notification: Mamata says "will fight if people deprived of rights" aninews.in - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from aninews.in Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
In her reaction to the government's announcement, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said it is BJP's "publicity for elections" and if the rules "deprive" people of their rights, she will fight against them.