Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 Subject :Polity Objective is to grant Indian Citizenship to persecuted minorities : Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Christians, Parsi and Buddhist from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh who entered India on or before 31st December, 2014. It exempts the members of the six communities from any criminal case under the Foreigners Act, […]
Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019 Subject – Governance Context – Two years on, CAA rules not notified Concept – The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 seeks to amend the Citizenship Act, 1955. The Citizenship Act, 1955 provides various ways in which citizenship may be acquired. It provides for citizenship by birth, descent, registration, and naturalisation and by incorporation […]
Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019 Subject – Polity Context – BJP President J P Nadda was joined by Union cabinet minister, Hardeep Singh Puri, in showering praise on the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019. Concept – The CAA was never meant to help asylum seekers and protect persecuted people. To know about CAA, please click […]