The final draft of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) is predicted to be prepared by March 30 next yr, Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra stated whereas additionally asserting that no person can snatch citizenship rights from Matuas who held spiritual persecution in Bangladesh. The Minister’s remarks got here whereas addressing a gathering of the Matua neighborhood at Thakurnagar in North 24 Parganas district in West Bengal on Sunday (November 26).
“The process to roll out CAA has gained momentum in the last couple of years… some issues are being sorted out. Nobody can snatch citizenship rights from the Matuas. By March next year, the final draft of the CAA is expected to be ready for coming into force,” he stated.
The CAA seeks to grant Indian citizenship to Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis, and Christians from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan getting into India earlier than December 31, 2014. The passage of the Bill within the Parliament had triggered protests in a number of elements of the nation together with in Delhi.
TMC reacts sharply
Reacting to the Union Minister’s declare, TMC Rajya Sabha MP Santanu Sen stated that the BJP remembers Matuas and the CAA solely throughout elections.
“The saffron party will never be able to roll out CAA in West Bengal,” he stated.
“The BJP’s false claims are becoming clear to the Matuas and others. The saffron party will be rejected by all in next year’s elections,” Sen claimed.
Sen claimed that the Trinamool Congress has ensured the rights of Matuas as residents of the nation.
“We will continue to work for the community throughout the year, unlike the BJP who will only give false promises,” he added.
(With PTI inputs)
