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The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), according to West Bengal BJP leader Sukanta Majumdar, is a key concern for the party...
Digital Desk: The Supreme Court is set to hear the pleas challenging the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) of 2019 on Monday (September 12). A panel led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) UU Lalit will hear over 200 petitions on the matter. The bench will include Justice S. Ravindra Bhat.
Notably, the citizenship amendment bill, which seeks to provide fast-track citizenship to migrants from Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi, or Christian communities from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, or Pakistan, who had come to India by December 31, 2014, came into force in January 2020. The bill stoked massive protests nationwide.
Parliament approved the CAA on December 11, 2019, and on December 12, the Act was notified. However, its implementation has not materialized so far as the rules have not been framed yet. Earlier this year, in May, when speaking at a rally in Bengal, Union Home Minister Amit Shah stated that the rule would be applied once the Covid pandemic was over.
The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), according to West Bengal BJP leader Sukanta Majumdar, is a key concern for the party. "CAA is our commitment, we will do it. CAA is a core issue for Bengal BJP the way Ram Mandir was an issue for All India BJP. We will give citizenship to refugees from Bangladesh," Majumdar said while talking to reporters.
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