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The Jamiat Ulama­e­Hind on NEW DELHI Actor Kamal Haasan’s Makkal brought to book and pun­ in Guwahati. communities from Afghanis­ Such a foreigner has to be­ Monday moved the Su­ Needhi Maiam (MNM) on ished,” he said. tan, Pakistan and Bangla­ come eligible to apply for ci­ preme Court against the Ci­ Monday moved the Supreme He said it was not a Hin­ Sarma backs law desh “will become an Indian tizenship after fulfilling the tizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, saying the new law Court against the Citizenship du­Muslim issue and could However, Assam Finance citizen automatically”. minimum legal require­ Amendment Act, even as a classifies immigrants with­ not be linked to religion, Minister Himanta Biswa Sar­ A migrant should apply ments,” the official said. three-judge Bench led by CJI out any “intelligible diffe­ and asked the people not to ma claimed a maximum of online and the competent “The CAA does not apply Sharad A. Bobde agreed to fall prey to rumours as the 5.42 lakh people will benefit authority would see whether to Indian citizens and they rentia” and ignores several list on Wednesday the Act was an affront to the from the citizenship law in he or she fulfilled all the are completely unaffected by religiously persecuted mi­ petitions challenging the Act Constitution.“ the State. Mr. Sarma said ru­ qualifications for registra­ it,” the official said. In the norities such as the Ahmadi­ on the basis of an oral It is the ruling party and mours were being spread by tion or naturalisation as an past six years, 2,830 Pakista­ yya, Zikri, Baha’i, Kalasha mentioning made by senior the Government of India a certain section of people Indian citizen, a senior Mi­ ni citizens, 912 Afghan citi­ and Shia sects of Pakistan. advocates Kapil Sibal and which are behind the vio­ who claimed that over a nistry official said. zens and 172 Bangladeshi ci­ The organisation, A.M. Singhvi, representing lence. Had the government crore of people will gain by The Citizenship Amend­ tizens were given Indian through its general secre­ Congress MP Jairam Ramesh not brought in this law, the Act. ment Act, passed by Parlia­ citizenship and “hundreds of tary, Syed Maulana Mah­ for urgent hearing. there would not have been Meanwhile, over 600 stu­ ment last week, proposes to them are from the majority mood Madani, said the new DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD such violence. The Prime dents and faculty members grant citizenship to “perse­ tential to incite violence. which was amended last community of these three law would lead to devastat­ Minister, Home Minister from the Tata Institute of So­ cuted” minorities from any There are apprehensions week, provides that Indian countries”. ing religious discrimination is highly arbitrary and dis­ and the Cabinet are respon­ cial Sciences, Mumbai, took of the three countries who that the Act, followed by a citizenship could be ac­ “Such migrants continue in Assam, where several criminatory,” a release is­ sible for this violence,” Mr. out a rally expressing soli­ entered India on or before country­wide National Regis­ quired by birth, descent, re­ to get Indian citizenship and lakh Hindus and Muslims sued by the organisation on Yechury alleged. darity with Jamia Millia Isla­ December 31, 2014. The ter of Citizens, will benefit gistration, naturalisation or shall also continue to get it if have been excluded from the contents of its petition, Monday also saw leaders mia and Aligarh Muslim Un­ Centre will soon frame rules non­Muslims, while exclud­ by incorporation of territory. they fulfil the eligibility con­ the final list published on represented by advocate of the All Assam Students’ iversity students. to operationalise the provi­ ed Muslims will have to “Any foreigner on becom­ ditions already provided in August 31. Shakil Ahmad Syed, said. It sions of the Act. prove their citizenship. ing eligible can acquire citi­ the law for registration or “The consequence of the said this would be an out­ “The CAA does not target zenship by registration or by naturalisation,” the official Amendment Act, 2019 come of the new law in As­ Advisory to States any religious community naturalisation irrespective of said. would be that the Hindu mi­ sam where lakhs of people Don’t let ‘vested interests’ The Ministry on Monday is­ from abroad. It only pro­ his country or his communi­ grants excluded from the fi­ have already been excluded sued an advisory to the vides a mechanism for some ty. The CAA enables mi­ Citizenship to Tamils nal list of NRC for the resi­ from the NRC final list be­ States and Union Territories migrants who may other­ grants/foreigners of six mi­ The official said that 4.61 dents in Assam published cause of their illiteracy, im­ divide society, says PM asking them to take all possi­ wise have been called ‘ille­ nority communities from lakh Tamils of Indian origin on August 31, 2019, would proper leading of evidence ble steps to check violence gal’ depriving them of op­ three specified countries were given Indian citizen­ be entitled to get benefit of i.e. filing photocopy of ne­ He termed All India Majlis­e­ vent the passage of the Bill and ensure the safety of life portunity to apply for Indian who have come to India be­ ship from 1964 to 2008 after naturalisation under Sec­ cessary and relevant docu­ Ittehadul Muslimeen (AI­ in Parliament,” he said. and property. citizenship provided they cause of persecution on the signing of bilateral agree­ tion 6B of the Citizenship ments, non­examination of MIM) chief Asaduddin Owai­ “The CAA is to give citi­ It requested them to take meet certain conditions,” grounds of their religion to ments in 1964 and 1974. Act. However, the Muslim witnesses, minor discrepan­ si as the new “Jinnah” (Pa­ zenship to religiously perse­ action against circulation of the official said. apply for Indian citizenship. Nearly 95,000 Sri Lankan re­ migrants on equal footing cies in their age and spelling kistan founder Mohammad cuted refugees, it is not to fake news and rumours on The official explained that It does not amend any exist­ fugees are living in Tamil Na­ with the Hindu migrants, of name in different docu­ Ali Jinnah) and Aam Aadmi take away the citizenship of social media having the po­ the Citizenship Act, 1955, ing legal provision which en­ du. are denied the same, which ments. Party MLA Amanatullah any Indian. Some parties Khan as the “Delhi version are spreading rumours and of Jinnah”. inciting violence for their “The Citizenship Amend­ political interest. I request ment Act has nothing to do students to go through the Bengal stops NPR work, civil Centre reneging on Article 371 with people who are Indian CAA once and not fall into citizens already, but politi­ their trap,” Union Home Mi­ cal parties are shooting nister Amit Shah said at an rights activists welcome move promise, say Jammu leaders from the shoulders of stu­ election rally in Jharkhand dents as they could not pre­ on Monday. Activities on upgrade of register stayed, says govt. order ‘No proposal under consideration for the Union Territory’ Special Correspondent with the usual Census pro­ described the NPR as the Peerzada Ashiq government, in a statement Govt. releases ₹35,298 cr. Kolkata cess in 2021. “first step to initiate the Na­ Srinagar on Sunday, said there was In a major boost to the civil Monday’s order, with a tional Register of Citizens The separate statements of “no proposal under consid­ rights movement in West subject line “Stay on NPR [NRC]” in the State. the Union Home Ministry eration regarding extension in GST compensation Bengal, the State govern­ process”, noted that “all ac­ “In the NPR it was stated and the J&K administration of Article 371 to the Union ment withdrew activities re­ tivities regarding the prepa­ that doubtful citizens will be on not extending Article 371 Territory of J&K,” echoing a Earlier this month, the with some alleging that they lated to the National Popula­ ration and upgrade of the identified but it was never to the Jammu region have statement by the Ministry. Centre had written to States had to incur debts to meet tion Register (NPR) on NPR was “stayed” in the indicated what makes a per­ come in for criticism. Sources said the BJP lead­ voicing concern that due to the expenses predicated on Monday. The notice issued State. “No activity regarding son a doubtful citizen, which “The Jammu region over­ ers had been directed to res­ lower GST collections, the GST compensation monies. by the Census Cell of the NPR may be taken up with­ was our first objection,” Mr. whelmingly supported the trict their rhetoric to restora­ compensation cess might While the Congress govern­ Home and Hill Affairs De­ out prior clearance” from Sur said.

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