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07 May 2022 Citizenship (Amendment) Act

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Recently, Home Minister Amit Shah has reiterated that the ‘Citizenship (Amendment) Act’ (CAA) will be implemented as soon as the Kovid-19 pandemic ends.

The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA), was passed by Parliament on December 11, 2019, within 24 hours of the Act being notified on December 12.
The purpose of this amendment is to amend the ‘Citizenship Act’, 1955.
In the ‘Citizenship Act, 1955’ various methods have been prescribed for obtaining citizenship.
Under this, a provision has been made to acquire citizenship in India on the basis of birth, hereditary, registration, natural and territory incorporation.

The Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), aims to provide Indian citizenship to persecuted minorities – Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists, Parsis and Christians – from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan.
According to the Act, persons from these communities facing persecution on religious grounds in their respective countries who had migrated to India till December 31, 2014, will not be treated as illegal immigrants but will be given Indian citizenship. The Hindu Analysis
As per another provision of the Act, the Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) registration of overseas citizens can also be canceled by the central government on certain grounds.

Being included in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution, this Act does not apply to the tribal areas of Tripura, Mizoram, Assam and Meghalaya.
Apart from this, the areas falling under the ‘Inner Limit’ notified under the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation, 1873 will also be out of the purview of this Act.

This law violates the basic principles of the constitution. Under this, illegal migrants have been identified on the basis of religion.
The law is deemed a demographic threat to local communities.
In this, illegal migrants have been determined to be eligible for citizenship on the basis of religion. Also, this would violate Article 14 of the Constitution, which guarantees the right to equality.
It seeks to naturalize the citizenship of illegal migrants settling in an area. The Hindu Analysis
Under this, the government has been given the power to cancel the OCI registration of migrant citizens for violation of any law. This is a fairly broad base that can cover a wide range of violations, including minor offences.