Citizenship Amendment Act: Opposition parties to court..
New Delhi: Muslim organisations have filed a lawsuit against the Narendra Modi government over its recent amendment to the Citizenship Act, sparking widespread uproar and public protests across the nation.
The amendment, initially passed by the central government in 2019 but postponed in its implementation, has now been officially enacted. Under the revised law, individuals belonging to Hindu, Christian, Jain, Buddhist, Sikh, and Parsi communities who migrated to India from countries like Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan before December 31, 2014, will be granted citizenship. Notably, the law excludes Muslims from these countries, effectively denying them asylum in India on grounds of religious persecution.
Furthermore, the amendment stipulates that those who have sought asylum after 2018 will not be recognized, potentially leading to the expulsion of thousands of Muslims, including Bangladeshis, who entered India after this cutoff date.
The bill, approved by the President on December 12, 2019, was strategically timed to be enacted before the Lok Sabha elections, as announced by Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Despite coming into force on January 10, 2020, its implementation was delayed due to pending regulations.
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