Only 8 applied for citizenship under CAA in Assam, says CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
July 15, 2024 19:54 ISTAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said anyone who came to the state in 2015 or later will be deported back to their country of origin.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said anyone who came to the state in 2015 or later will be deported back to their country of origin.
CAA paved the way for granting Indian nationality to persecuted non-Muslim migrants from Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Afghanistan who arrived in India on or before December 31, 2014.
The Ministry of Home Affairs announced that West Bengal has commenced granting citizenship certificates under the Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2024. This marks the beginning of the process, with the first set of certificates issued by the state's Empowered Committee.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who addressed two poll rallies in West Bengal's Jadavpur Barasat, lambasted West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over several issues, including CAA and OBC issues.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the BJP will score a victory hattrick by winning all seven seats in the national capital in the upcoming elections. Polling in Delhi will take place in the sixth phase on May 25.
Pakistani refugees, living at Adarsh Nagar refugee camps, got Indian citizenship through the CAA on May 15. The Ministry of Home Affairs handed the Citizenship Certificates to persecute non-Muslim migrants.
Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla distributed citizenship certificates under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) to the first 14 individuals in New Delhi. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) confirmed this noteworthy event.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah also asserted that India's journey of development and glory will continue uninterrupted under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership and people of Varanasi will bless him with a record margin of victory again.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in India TV's iconic show 'Aap Ki Adalat' talked about the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), remark by the niece of Congress leader Salman Khurshid, Rahul Gandhi among other issues.
Despite facing immense criticism from the Opposition leaders and world leaders, the Indian government asserted that CAA is completely constitutional and claimed that the main aim of the amendment is purely humanitarian.
Congress is part of the opposition's I.N.D.I.A bloc which is taking on the BJP-led NDA in the Lok Sabha elections 2024. Polling in parliamentary elections are taking place in seven phases.
A new helpline number, 1032, has been introduced to assist applicants of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) 2019, providing free guidance and support throughout the day.
The Centre had notified the rules for the CAA on March 11, after which persecuted Hindus and other non-Muslim minorities from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh have started getting Indian citizenship.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the applicants for Indian citizenship under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) will primarily consist of those who were excluded from the updated National Register of Citizens (NRC).
JDU leader Khalid Anwar claimed that Nitish Kumar has firmly rejected the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in Bihar.
Gazette notifications of 2016 and 2018 empower the district collectors of Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar and Kutch in the state to grant Indian citizenship to people of minority communities from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh, said an official release.
A law cannot be made on the basis of religion and that there are many Supreme Court judgments on it, he Asaduddin Owaisi said.
The protesters had said Kejriwal should withdraw his statements against the CAA and refugees and tender an apology.
The rules for implementation of the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 were notified on March 11, four years after being passed, thus paving the way for granting citizenship to undocumented non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, according to officials.
UP Director General of Police (DGP) Prashant Kumar addressed several law and order issues ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. He revealed that a full disclosure on the paper leak case would be made soon, with plans to confiscate and destroy illegal assets involved.
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