HUGE! Final draft of CAA to be ready by March next year
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New Delhi, Nov 27: In a huge development, the final draft of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, also known as CAA will be ready by 30 March next year. This development was informed by Ajay Mishra, the Union Minister of State for Home.
It is pertinent to mention that the final draft of CAA will be presented ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
While speaking to the Matua community at Thakurnagar in North 24 Parganas district, the BJP MP from Uttar Pradesh asserted that no one has the power to take away the citizenship rights of the Matuas, who had escaped religious persecution in Bangladesh.
BIG BREAKING NEWS - Draft of Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) will be FINALLY out by March 30 just before loksabha election🔥🔥
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"The process to roll out CAA has gained momentum in the last couple of years... some issues are being sorted out. Nobody can snatch citizenship rights from the Matuas. By March next year, the final draft of the CAA is expected to be ready for coming into force," Mishra said, NDTV reported.
He was sharing dais with local BJP MP and Union minister Santanu Thakur.
What is CAA?
The CAA seeks to grant Indian citizenship to Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis, and Christians from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan entering India before 31 December 2014.
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