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All India Muslim Jamaat President Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi Bareilvi said he welcomed the CAA legislation, and tried to allay fears among the Muslim community, saying that it wouldn't impact their citizenship status.
The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019, rules have been notified, allowing fast-track citizenship to undocumented non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan. The delayed notification has been attributed to mass protests and the Covid-19 pandemic. The rules do not apply to areas covered by the Constitutions sixth schedule or states with an inner-line permit regime. While the government defends CAA on humanitarian and historical grounds, opposition persists over perceived discrimination and concerns about its impact on the Assam Accord and the National Register of Citizens...
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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.