Home Minister Amit Shah proclaims 'No Muslim will lose citizenship due to CAA', slams Oppn

dressing a 'Poriboton' rally in Bengal's Thakurnagar, Home Minster Amit Shah on Thursday, spoke on CAA assuring that Muslim will lose citizenship due to Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). Lashing out at Opposition for 'misleing people', Shah said that BJP only wished to give citizenship to people who have lived in India for 70 years. Amit Shah flagged off fourth round of BJP's 'Poriborton Yatra' from Cooch Behar, earlier in day, before holding a rally in Thakurnagar.

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Shah on CAA: ' Muslim will lose citizenship'

" media and Trinamool Congress want to hear about CAA. I will talk about CAA fearlessly. As soon as vaccination drive will conclude and we become Corona-free, work of providing citizenship will be undertaken. CAA is Parliament's law, how can you stop it?," he said.

Later, he ded, "Opposition is trying misleing people, y tell people that y will lose ir citizenship. As Home Minister of India, I want to say that Muslim will lose ir citizenship, re is such provision in law. We just want to give citizenship to people who are living here since 70 years and still are t citizens of this country."

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On February 2, Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai informed Lok Sabha that rules for Citizenship (Amendment) Act were being framed. Act which has come into force on January 10, 2020, is yet to be widely used as Centre is yet to frame rules for contentious law. Rai informed that Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha have granted an extension of time up to 9 April and 9 July 2021, respectively to frame se rules. Recently, Home Minister Amit Shah h said rules of CAA are yet to be framed and law will be acted upon after COVID vaccination is completed.

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Citizenship (Amendment) Act amends previous Citizenship Act 1955 to make refugees who are Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians from Afghanistan, Banglesh and Pakistan, eligible for citizenship.  Moreover, Bill exempts inner line permit areas in Nagaland, Mizoram and Arunachal Presh and areas falling under Sixth Schedule in regions. It will be applicable to members of se communities having arrived in India on or before December 31, 2014. Supreme Court is yet to hear 150 pleas challenging Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), after it refused to stay its implementation.

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