Citizenship Amendment Act becomes law ahead of polls; what are the rules? [CAA decoded]
The law also empowers the Central Government to grant citizenship to anyone it deems fit by granting registration or naturalization.
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The law also empowers the Central Government to grant citizenship to anyone it deems fit by granting registration or naturalization.
There are fears that the law could be used, along with the nationwide National Register of Citizens, to render Indian Muslims stateless.
The applicants will have to declare the year when they entered India without travel documents. No document will be sought from the applicants, an official said.
The Citizenship (Amendment) Act was passed by the Parliament on December 11, 2019, and was notified on December 12 of the same year. | Latest News India
These rules are set to facilitate the processing of Indian citizenship applications from persecuted minorities in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.