CAA: Amid Uproar Over New Law, Woman Hailing From Pakistan Gets Indian Citizenship

The move which comes amid a chaotic atmosphere in the country, seeks to dispel away the apprehensions of the section which is opposing the law.

An woman named Hasinaben who returned from Pakista, was given Indian citizenship.

New Delhi: Amid all the uproar over the Citizenship Amendment Act, a Muslim woman hailing from Pakistan has been granted Indian citizenship. The woman had written to Collector, Devbhumi Dwarka in Gujarat, requesting an Indian citizenship. On Wednesday, the Collector handed over the certifiocate of Indian citizenship to Hasinaban Abbas Ali Varsariya and informed about the same via Twitter. “Indian Citizenship Certificate was issued today to the applicant, Mr. Hasinaban Abbas Ali Varsariya,” he tweeted along with the picture of the woman. The lady had migrated to Pakistan after getting married in 1999 and later came back to India after the demise of her husband. Around four thousand people from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh have been given citizenship of India in the last six years, including hundreds of Muslims. An official of the Ministry of Home Affairs gave this information on Wednesday. The move which comes amid a chaotic atmosphere in the country, seeks to dispel away the apprehensions of the section which is opposing the law. Also watch: Dwarka DM explains how woman returned from Pakistan got Indian citizenship The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) spokesperson on Wednesday clarified that the Act does not apply to Indian citizens and they are completely unaffected by it. Taking to Twitter on Wednesday, MHA spokesperson explained the provisions pertaining to citizenship in India and some concerns regarding the Act. "Citizenship of India can be acquired by birth, descent, registration, naturalisation or incorporation of territory. Any foreigner on becoming eligible can acquire citizenship by registration or by naturalisation irrespective of his country or community, he said. The spokesperson further informed that in the last six years, 2830 Pakistani, 912 Afghani and 172 Bangladeshi citizens have been given Indian citizenship. "Many of them are from the majority community of these countries. Such migrants of the majority community of neighbouring countries shall continue to get Indian citizenship if they fulfil the eligibility conditions already provided in the law for registration or naturalisation," the Ministry official stated.