CAA row: Telangana State Waqf Board sees 3-time hike in marriage certificate applications

Telangana State Waqf Board has witnessed a three-time hike in a number of applications received for 'marri certificates' since Centre passed controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and proposed a National Register of Citizens (NRC).

People have been garing outside Telangana State Waqf Board's office to apply and receive ir 'sianama' (marri) certificate as well as to make corrections in it. People of different s approached department for ir certificates even if marri was conducted deces ago.

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Speaking to media, Telangana Waqf Board chairman Mohammed Saleem said: "Marri certificates that are being issued are three times more than what was issued before CAA and NRC issue. Earlier on daily basis, we used to get requests of 300 to 400 certificates but w we are getting applications up to more than thousands everyday. marri certificate is considered as an auntic document for nationality proof."

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Since anuncement about NRC, many have gared at qazi’s office trying to extract and correct records and certificates of marris of ir parents and forefars, which were solemnised several deces ago and this would help m get a fresh copy of marri certificate from Telangana State Waqf Board.

Locals react

At Waqf Board' office, re were locals who came to apply for ir parents' marri certificate. "I am here to apply for my parent's marri certificate, who got married in 1988. Due to CAA and NRC issue in country, we are applying for ir marri certificate w," Sarfaraz Ahmed, a local said.

"After 12 years of marri, I have come here to take my marri certificate. Till w, we never thought it was necessary. In view of Citizenship Act, it has become mandatory that we should possess all possible documents for verification," Mohammed Abbas Husain, a local resident said.

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(with ANI inputs)

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