Living in Gujrat...
The minorities came from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh are currently living in two districts of gujrat under citizenship act 1955, the centre has decided to grant Indian citizenship to Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians (the minorities).
The give citizenship under the Citizenship Act, 1955 and not the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 (CAA) bears significance.
The rules have not set by the government yet under the act, no one could grant citizenship under it. The CAA also provides for granting Indian citizenship to Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis, and Christians coming from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan.
Registration as a citizen of India under section 5 or will be granted certificate of naturalisation under section 6 of the Citizenship Act, 1955 and in accordance with the provisions of the Citizenship Rules, 2009. Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis, and Christians residing in the districts of Anand and Mehsana in Gujarat will be allowed .
In these two districts of gujrat, people living in it have to submit their application online which will then be verified by the collector at the district level.
The application and reports thereon shall be simultaneously made easily accessible online to the central government, the notification read.
Non-Muslim migrants – Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists, Parsis, and Christians – from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan who had come to India till December 31, 2014, The Narendra Modi government wants to grant Indian nationality to them.
In some parts of the country there were massive protest after the CAA was passed by Parliament in December 2019 and the subsequent presidential nod. Hundreds of people lost their lives during the protests and many were injured.
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