Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan alleged that Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) was a promise made by India's founding leaders to those affected by partition. He said that the CAA should have been implemented several years ago and claimed that it was an assurance by freedom fighters Mahatma Gandhi, Nehru and Sardar Patel.




Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan said, "This (CAA) should have been implemented many years earlier as this was an assurance that was made by Mahatma Gandhi, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Sardar Patel... to those who were left behind in Pakistan, who never demanded Pakistan but fell victim to the partition. This is the promise made by our first-generation leaders..."












 





 

 

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The statement of Kerala Governor came a day after Ministry of Home Affairs issued the first set of citizenship certificates under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act. The Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla gave the certificates to 14 people in New Delhi. 






The decision followed the notification of rules under the CAA two months ago, aiming to grant Indian nationality to persecuted non-Muslim migrants from neighboring countries. The Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2024 were initially notified by the government on March 11, 2024.


Arjun, one of the applicants who received the certificate said, "I came to Delhi in 2014, earlier I stayed in Gujarat for 4 years...I am very happy that I got the citizenship. I couldn't study because I had no certificates, I was doing small jobs. Now, at least my children will be able to study...I am thankful to PM Modi and Amit Shah."