By- Kavya Bhatt
The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA): What is it? People who are from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, or Pakistan and who entered India on or before December 31, 2014, and who identify as members of the Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi, or Christian communities are exempt from the law's "illegal immigrant" category.
The immigrants who are exempt from applying for Indian citizenship under clause (c) of sub-section (2) of section 3 of the Passport (Entry into India) Act, 1920, or the provisions of 1946 are not eligible to do so on behalf of the Central Government or the Foreigners Act.
Northeastern area exclusion The Sixth Schedule of the Indian Constitution exempts the tribal areas of Karbi Anglong in Assam, Garo Hills in Meghalaya, Chakma district in Mizoram, and Tribal areas district in Tripura from the law.
After the CAA was approved by the president in December 2019 and the su E Parliament passed it, there were significant protests in the Northeast.
How can they be qualified to submit an Indian citizenship application? In addition to demonstrating that they have resided in India for at least five of the previous fourteen years, they must demonstrate that they fled religious persecution in their home countries and arrived in India before December 31, 2014.
They must meet the requirements of the Third Schedule of the Civil Code of 1955 and speak languages listed in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution. The Indian government will then decide whether or not to grant them citizenship..
What about refugees from India who don't qualify? India's ad hoc refugee policy, which grants long-term stay visas to eligible refugees to remain in India, will continue to protect those who do not meet the requirements, irrespective of their religious beliefs.