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Indian citizenship to refugees Nation
"We had promised in 2014 that we would
bring CAA. In 2019, the Modi government
brought this law. Through this law, justice
began to be given to crores of Hindus, Jains,
Buddhists, Sikhs, who had not got justice.
Refugees across the country should feel free
to apply for citizenship and this will keep
their jobs, houses, etc. intact as before."
- Amit Shah, Union Home
and Cooperation Minister
Minister Narendra Modi has worked to give justice to
these people. At the time of independence, India was Foundation stone
divided on the basis of religion and there were severe
riots at that time. Crores of Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs, and inauguration of
Jains and Christians living in Pakistan, Afghanistan
and Bangladesh cannot forget their pain. At that time, projects worth Rs 1003
during partition, the then government had promised
that people of Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh, Jain and crore in Ahmedabad
Christian communities coming from neighbouring
countries would be given Indian citizenship.
Union Minister Amit Shah said that these crores of Union Home Minister and Cooperation Minister
people came here after fleeing and facing persecution, Amit Shah on August 18 inaugurated and laid
many lost their families, their property but they did the foundation stone of various development
not even get citizenship here. The history of this projects of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation
country will always remember the journey from 1947 worth about Rs 1003 crore. Earlier, he
to 2019 and 2019 to 2024. Law-abiding people were inaugurated the 'Oxygen Park' in Thaltej in
told that there is no legal provision for this. Rumours Ahmedabad and the newly built swimming
were spread in the country regarding CAA. No one's pool and gym in Makarba, as well as planted
citizenship is taken away by this law and this is a trees under the 'Mission 3 Million Tree Scheme'
law to give citizenship to Hindu, Jain, Sikh, Buddhist in Vejalpur.
refugees. There is no provision of any criminal Apart from the development works
prosecution in this law and everyone has been given dedicated to Ahmedabad city, development
amnesty. This has been done because the delay in works worth Rs 730 crores have been done in
giving citizenship was due to the government and Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency and the
not because of the people. This law will work to give rest in two other Lok Sabha constituencies.
justice and honour, and will be an atonement for the During the last five years of Union Home and
atrocities that happened to the refugee people.
Cooperation Minister Amit Shah as a Lok Sabha
MP, there has not been a single year in which
Where and how to apply the Municipal Corporation and the Gujarat
A person covered under CAA will have to apply
under Section 6B of the Citizenship Act, 1955. Government have not done development
This application is available online on the website- works worth Rs 5,000 crore in a year in the
https://indiancitizenshiponline.nic.in or mobile Gandhinagar parliamentary constituency.
application CAA-2019. If a person is unable to fill The government is committed to prepare
the application on this website of the Ministry Ahmedabad for the future and make it a fully
of Home Affairs, then he can contact the Home developed city. n
Ministry's helpdesk support.ctznoci@mha.gov.in.
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