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राष्टट्र Nation Indian citizenship to refugees

Citizenship certificates to 188 refugees under CAA
Refugees are getting

justice and rights

Minorities from neighbouring countries have been living as refugees in India for two-three
generations. These people yearned for rights and justice but they did not get justice.
They kept falling prey to appeasement. When the leadership of the country changed in
the year 2014, the Indian Parliament passed the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 as per
the promise. On March 11, 2024, the Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2024 were notified
under which for the first time in May, 2024, citizenship certificates were given to 14
applicants. Now, Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah handed over citizenship
certificates to 188 refugees on August 18...

he Citizenship Amendment Act is to provide or fear of it, are eligible to apply. Under the new law,
relief to people persecuted on religious grounds the process of granting citizenship to minorities from
Tin neighbouring countries and no citizen of India neighbouring countries started in May 2024.
is being deprived of citizenship in this. The Citizenship While providing citizenship certificates to 188
(Amendment) Act, 2024 provides for the method of refugees in Ahmedabad, Gujarat on August 18,
applying, the process of processing the application by Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah
the District Level Committee, scrutiny of applications said that CAA is not just to grant citizenship to
by the State Level Empowered Committee and grant millions of people living in the country, but it is also
of citizenship. After the implementation of these rules, to provide them justice and their rights. From 1947
persons belonging to Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Buddhist, to 2014, those who took refuge in the country did
Parsi and Christian communities from Pakistan, not get justice. Their three generations yearned for
Bangladesh and Afghanistan who had come to India justice. These people had to suffer persecution not
till December 31, 2014 due to religious persecution only in neighbouring countries but also here. Prime

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