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Intelligible Differentia of CAA
Intelligible Differentia of CAA
- Phebe.B
Introduction:
As per The Citizenship Act, 1955 one can get the Indian citizenship in the
following ways:
The Amending Act amends the following in the Act No.57 of 19552,
those are:
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Citizenship Amendment Act,2019
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The Citizenship Act,1955
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schedule of the Act and hence must have lived continuously in India for 6
years.
4. The act does not apply to the areas scheduled under the sixth
schedule of the constitution (i.e) autonomous tribal dominated regions in
Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram and also to the states that have the
inner-line permit regime (i.e) in Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, and Mizoram.
Refugees:
Minorities:
Why is it opposed?
The answer to this question is no, cause the Act neither protects all
religious minorities nor does it apply to all the neighboring countries. It covers
only the specified communal people from 3 certain countries (i.e) sharia
inclined countries which is discriminatory in both ways as a communal and
hyphenated (region based) citizenship.
For example:
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United Nations Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities, 1977
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Fundamental duties of The Indian Constitution Article 51 A (e)
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If is true that Hindutva or Hinduism accepts all the religion leads to God
(Sarva Sama Bhava), the Muslims and other country refugees won’t be
left out by redefining the Illegal migrants.
We the People of India must embrace Our Unity in Diversity rather than
being an ignorant lapidary.
The (National Register of Citizens) NRC for pan-India will benefit the
non-Muslims but for the Muslims it is a pain in the neck because the Act
requires those Muslims without proper documents to prove their
ancestors existence in India.
This Act also enables the issue of marginalization, population anxiety and
seen as a threat to language and survival.
It is the spirit of the constitution that the rights of any person should not
be breached in India on the basis of religious differences.
Way Forward:
References:
Author’s Info
Name: Phebe.B