CAA Rules Notification Live: CAA Will Not Take Away Citizenship, But Will Grant It, Says Amit Shah
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The Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) opposed the notification of rules under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), and said it violates the secular principle of the Constitution by linking citizenship to religious identity.
RAF deployed outside the Jamia Millia Islamia campus, where protests erupted on Monday over the Centre notifying the rules of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA).
A day after the centre announced the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), Delhi BJP MP Manoj Tiwari met with Pakistani refugees in north Delhi's Majnu-ka-tilla area, news agency ANI reported. While praising PM Modi, he assured the refugees that everyone will get citizenship as promised by the BJP government.
"After fulfiling the promise of citizenship, soon we will also give you houses," Tiwari told refugees.
Speaking with Manoj Tiwari, one of the refugee called Prime Minister Narendra Modi as "Ram's avtaar". "Main Modi ko Ram ka avtar maanta hoon. (I think of PM Modi as the avtaar of Lord Ram)"
Celebrating the implementation of the CAA, refugees can be seen as dancing and raising slogans of "Jai Shri Ram" in the video shared by news agency ANI on its official X handle. READ MORE
The Central government on Tuesday launched a new portal http://indiancitizenshiponline.nic.in/ for people applying for citizenship under the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019, officials said.
The government will also launch a mobile app ‘CAA-2019’ to facilitate applications, according to officials at the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said that he will be the first to resign if one person, who has not applied for National Register of Citizens (NRC), gets citizenship, news agency PTI reported.
His comment came after protests erupted across Assam with opposition parties flaying the BJP government at the Centre for implementing the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA) on Monday, paving the way for granting citizenship to undocumented non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan.
'I am a son of Assam and if a single person who has not applied for NRC gets citizenship, I will be the first to resign', the chief minister said on the sidelines of a programme at Sivasagar.
There is nothing new about the CAA as it was enacted earlier, the chief minister said, adding that 'now the time has come for application on the portal'. 'The data on the portal will speak now, and it will become clear whether the claims of those opposing the Act stand factually correct or not," Sarma said.
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Heavy police force was deployed around Jamia Millia Islamia on Tuesday morning while security was tightened in Delhi with paramilitary personnel conducting patrols and flag marches after the Centre implemented the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019.
A section of Jamia Millia Islamia students held a protest against CAA implementation on the campus on Monday evening, following which security was beefed up and paramilitary personnel deployed, a senior police officer told PTI.
The CAA bill was passed in Parliament on December 11, 2019, leading to protests across the country, including Delhi which witnessed months-long anti-CAA protests in 2019-2020 with Jamia Millia Islamia and Shaheen Bagh being the epicentres of the stir.
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In the midst of an outcry over the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), Delhi Police along with Rapid Action Force (RAF) conducted a flag march in the national capital's Seelampur area on Tuesday, news agency ANI reported. READ MORE
Guwahati Police on Monday issued a legal notice to the protestors who will be participating in the 'Sarbatmak Hartal' in Assam on Tuesday against the notification of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
"Any damage to public/ private property including Railway and National Highway properties or injury to any citizen caused due to 'Sarbatmak Hartal', legal action under appropriate provisions of law including Indian Penal Code and Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act, 1984 will be initiated against you and the total cost of damage to public and private properties will be recovered from you and your Organization," the notice stated.
On CAA implementation, Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in Rajasthan's Jodhpur said: "Displaced persons from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh who have entered India before 2014 will get priority in getting citizenship in the country. This will help lakhs of people who are staying in India. The law was passed in 2019, and the govt had the right to notify the rules. Today, 'Modi ki guarantee' has again been proved."
On the CAA notification, Congress General Secretary in-charge Communications, Jairam Ramesh says, "...Why are you considering only Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan? Why did you not include Sri Lanka? There are several such questions. But my question is why did you take 4 years and 3 months? Why did the rule not come earlier?...Now, when there is an atmosphere of elections in West Bengal and Assam - to create polarisation there, this has been done...They have just one goal, polarisation at the tine of election...Hum Ram pujari hain, wo Ram vyapari hain. I have two 'Ram' in my name, we are all devotees of Lord Ram..."
In response to the CAA notification issued on Monday, Congress General Secretary in-charge Communications, Jairam Ramesh stated: “It took them 4 years and 3 months to bring this rule. The Bill was passed in December 2019. The law should have been formed within 3-6 months. Modi Government sought nine extensions from the Supreme Court and took 4 years and 3 months before notifying the rules last night. These are just for polarisation - to influence the elections in Bengal and Assam. If they were doing it honestly, why did they not bring it in 2020? They are bringing it now, one month before the elections. This is headline management...This is the strategy for social polarisation.”
The All Assam Students' Union (AASU) and 30 indigenous organisations on Monday burnt copies of the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) in different parts of the state, including Guwahati, Barpeta, Lakhimpur, Nalbari, Dibrugarh and Tezpur.
The 16-party United Opposition Forum, Assam, (UOFA) announced a statewide hartal on Tuesday, besides taking up other agitational programmes in a phased manner.
"We will continue with our non-violent, peaceful, democratic movement against CAA. Alongside, we will also continue our legal fight", AASU advisor Samujjal Bhattacharjya told PTI.
Bhattacharjya asserted that the indigenous people of Assam and North East will never accept CAA.
"On Tuesday, copies of the CAA will be burnt by the North East Student Organisation (NESO) in all state capitals of the region. AASU and 30 organisations will also take out torchlight processions in Assam, and launch a satyagraha from the next day," he said.
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TS Singh Deo, former deputy chief minister of Chhattisgarh and a Congress politician, slammed the centre's introduction of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) 2019 guidelines on Monday. He emphasized the need of engaging in larger talks with the people before making choices, stating that the central government must have engaged widely before announcing the CAA regulations statewide, according to news agency ANI.
“These are issues that should have been discussed with the country at large and then decisions taken,” TS Singh Deo said. “You (the Central Government) should talk, make it acceptable, and then do it,” he added.
Shiv Sena (UBT) politician Priyanka Chaturvedi went to X to post a video of Seema Haider, a Pakistani national who illegally entered India in May last year to marry Sachin Meena, with the caption, "What is she celebrating?"
“Okay. So what exactly is she celebrating? Since neither has she come to India before December 2014 nor is she persecuted minority from Pakistan. Also, US citizen, behen Mary Miliben is celebrating as well in America…. Gazab!” Chaturvedi posted on X.
Delhi Haj Committee Kausar Jahan expressed support for the enforcement of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) 2019.
Jahan said, "I welcome this decision. This is an act to give citizenship and not take it away. The condition of Non-Muslims in our neighbouring countries like Pakistan and Bangladesh is not good. If the government wants to give them a respectful life, what is the problem with it?"
Additionally, she thanked PM Modi, asserting that the Muslim community will not encounter any issues due to this legislation.
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On the CAA notification, AIMIM National Spokesperson Waris Pathan stated: "Understand the chronology. Look at the timing. Dates are going to be announced, 2024 Lok Sabha elections are going to take place and the government suddenly thinks of notifying it. What was it doing for 5 years? Why not bring it earlier? That is why we say, the government is trying to polarise it before elections. They have failed on development fronts...They don't have answers to questions. So, they have brought this. We objected to it earlier and we say today as well that this law is unconstitutional...We object to it."
The Jawaharlal Nehru University on Monday issued an advisory appealing to students to remain vigilant and maintain peace and harmony on campus. The advisory comes hours after the Centre notified the rules of Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), giving a nod to its implementation ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
In view of the ongoing students' election process on campus and various events being organised by the student bodies, all stakeholders of the campus are appealed to remain vigilant and contribute to maintaining peace and harmony on campus, the advisory released late in the evening said without mentioning if it was released in connection with the Centre's move.
The administration firmly reiterates its commitment to zero tolerance towards any form of violence or indiscipline on campus and appeals to all stakeholders of the campus to desist from all such activities, it added. (PTI)
The Uttar Pradesh Police on Monday stepped up security in Noida, adjoining Delhi, after the Centre announced implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, officials said.Personnel from the police and the Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) have been deployed at locations such as markets, shopping malls, temples and mosques in Noida and Greater Noida of Gautam Buddh Nagar district while senior officers started on-ground inspections, they said. (PTI)
North East DCP Joy Tirkey told ANI, "...CAA has been notified today...An unfortunate incident happened in February 2020 in the North East district...We faced a lot of problems at that time...We had an idea that it (CAA) would be implemented and so we did some preparations...We have cleared it to the people that it is a progressive step...We are also checking social media..."
Pakistani refugees in Delhi's Majnu ka Tila celebrate CAA implementation, as per ANI.
Pakistani refugees in Jodhpur celebrate implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act, as per ANI.
For the purposes of sub-rule (1) of rule 11A and rule 13A of the Citizenship Rules, 2009, there shall be an Empowered Committee in the States or Union Territories, which shall be headed by the Director (Census Operations) of the State or Union Territory concerned: MHA
AAP leader and Delhi Minister Atishi told ANI, "...Just a few days before the Lok Sabha elections, CAA is being brought. What does this show? This shows that Modi govt knows that they haven't done any work in the last 10 years..."
On the CAA notification, Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge told ANI, "The notification of CAA is just establishing the fact that they are doing unconstitutional things. This is already been discussed widely in the last couple of years and now just during the elections, if they are going to bring this up, it is very evident that they just want to practice divisive politics and they cannot win on a development platform..."
Members of the All Assam Students' Union (AASU) staged a protest in Guwahati against the Centre's decision to implement the CAA, PTI reported.
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said on the Centre's announcement of the implementation of Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA), "It is morally and constitutionally wrong. Introducing religion as a criterion for citizenship goes against the principles of the Constitution. Throughout India's history, citizenship has never been linked to religion. Specifying certain religions as eligible for fast-track citizenship while excluding one major religion is purely a communal exercise that will damage and divide the country." (PTI)
The Constitution of India grants us the right to provide religious persecuted refugees with fundamental rights and to grant citizenship from a humanitarian perspective. The implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act was delayed due to the COVID pandemic: Ministry of Home Affairs (ANI)
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal slams Modi government in a post stating, "After ruling the country for ten years, Modi government has brought CAA before the elections. At a time when the poor and middle class are groaning due to inflation and unemployed youth are struggling from door to door for employment, instead of solving those real issues, these people have brought CAA."
"They are saying that minorities from three neighboring states will be given citizenship in India. That means they want to bring people from neighboring states to India and settle them. Why? To create your vote bank. When our youth do not have employment then who will provide employment to the people coming from neighboring states? Who will build a house for them? Will BJP provide them employment? Will BJP build a house for them?" he remarked.
He also stated, "BJP has betrayed the people of Assam and the entire North Eastern states".
BJP MP Nishikant Dubey tells ANI, "The way (removal of) Article 370 was important, in the same way CAA is important too...The main objective of CAA is that if someone has faced atrocities and they come to India, we will give them citizenship. If the opposition is doing hue and cry, then it is clear vote bank politics..."
Congress leader Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa told ANI, "The BJP government is desperate and many such announcements will be made. They are scared of what people will do but people have made their decision..."
On the CAA notification, BJP leader Khushbu Sundar slammed DMK saying, "It is the most wanted thing. DMK has been opposing CAA for their own selfish reasons. Do they understand the complete details of CAA? They have been trying to spread the fear that the implementation of CAA will effect the minority community especially the Muslims in the country..." (ANI)
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on CAA notification said, "The Modi government today notified the Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2024. These rules will now enable minorities persecuted on religious grounds in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan to acquire citizenship in our nation. With this notification PM Shri @narendramodi Ji has delivered on another commitment and realised the promise of the makers of our constitution to the Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians living in those countries."
DMK spokesperson TKS Elangovan tells ANI, "This is the first step of converting this country into a Hindutva country, which is against the Constitution. This govt is known for its violation of all sections of the Constitution..."
On CAA notification, CPI General Secretary D. Raja told ANI, "... BJP-RSS links citizenship with religion and our Constitution doesn't make religion as the criteria for citizenship... Now on the eve of elections, why suddenly this government has decided to implement CAA? The rules are being framed to divide the people, create tension among the people at the time of elections..."
On CAA notification, Rajasthan CM Bhajanlal Sharma says, "...There was a demand for a long time. I want to thank PM Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah for providing assistance to our brothers who have come from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan...They will now get citizenship...'' (ANI)
Security heightened in North East Delhi, following Centre's announcement of implementation of Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA).
Bhopal: Congress leader Digvijaya Singh says, "Why was there such a delay? If it had to be delayed then why couldn't it be done after the elections? Their (BJP) only aim is to make every issue about Hindus and Muslims..."
West Bengal BJP President Sukanta Majumdar tells ANI, "Union Home Minister Amit Shah had already said that we will put forward the rules and regulation of CAA before the Lok Sabha and we do whatever we say. No one has a problem with it but our CM Mamata Banerjee is not able to sleep..."
All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) Maulana Khalid Rasheed Farangi Mahali tells ANI, "We have come to know that this notification has been issued and my appeal to all the community members is that we all should maintain peace and our legal committee will study the full notification and then any statement can be given..."
On CAA notification, Gujarat Health Minister Rushikesh Patel tells ANI, "This is a moment of happiness that PM Modi's guarantee is going to be fulfilled...PM Modi is giving a new status to the country through things like CAA, Ram Temple...
On the CAA notification, North East DCP Joy Tirkey told news agency ANI, "We have made arrangements in the North East district. Our experience in 2020 was unpleasant which resulted in heavy loss. The rules will be notified today and we were alerted by the Police Headquarters. We had a meeting of the Aman Committee where we briefed people of both communities. We have tagged the potential troublemakers and some known criminals. We are in touch with our beat constables and keeping an eye on social media too. We are doing a flag march for two days and will have an extensive flag march from tomorrow. Special care will be taken in sensitive areas through drones..."
AIMIM Assadudin Owaisi on the CAA announcement, "Aap chronology samajhiye, pehle election season aayega phir CAA rules aayenge. Our objections to CAA remain the same. CAA is divisive & based on Godse’s thought that wanted to reduce Muslims to second-class citizens. Give asylum to anyone who is persecuted but citizenship must not be based on religion or nationality. The govt should explain why it kept these rules pending for five years & why it’s implementing it now. Along with NPR-NRC, CAA is meant to only target Muslims, it serves no other purpose. Indians who came out on the streets to oppose CAA NPR NRC will have no choice but to oppose it again."
Congress leader Tariq Anwar said on Centre announcing implementation of CAA, "In a few days, announcements regarding the Lok Sabha elections are scheduled. In such a time, the objective behind making this announcement is just to divert people's attention from real issues. (PTI)
Jharkhand Congress leader Irfan Ansari said on the Centre's announcement of the implementation of the CAA, "The implementation of CAA has sent a wrong message to the tribal, Dalit, and minority communities. These people are quite agitated. I want to ask the central government, why they are implementing bills that are unnecessary in our country?" (PTI)
BJP leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa said on Centre announcing the implementation of Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA), "This is the biggest gift to those families from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh who were exiled because of their religion. PM Modi has given them a chance to live respectfully again. I would like to thank him and welcome this move." (PTI)
"Modi ji does, what he says," BJP I-T cell chief Amit Malviya on CAA announcement
Kerala CM Vijayan describes CAA as a communally divisive law and asserts that it will not be implemented in the state (PTI)
MHA on CAA rules, "The applications will be submitted in a completely online mode for which a web portal has been provided."
Security was enhanced in Shaheen Bagh after CAA implementation. Police are on alert after CAA implementation. March was carried out in sensitive areas. Section 144 is already in force in Delhi due to the farmers' movement. (Reporter: Varun Jain)
Congress MP Jairam Ramesh took to X and posted, "It has taken four years and three months for the Modi Government to notify the rules for the Citizenship Amendment Act that was passed by the Parliament in December 2019. The Prime Minister claims that his Government works in a business-like and time-bound manner. The time taken to notify the rules for the CAA is yet another demonstration of the Prime Minister’s blatant lies.
After seeking nine extensions for the notification of the rules, the timing right before the elections is evidently designed to polarise the elections, especially in West Bengal and Assam. It also appears to be an attempt to manage the headlines after the Supreme Court’s severe strictures on the Electoral Bonds Scandal."
CAA, NRC sensitive to Bengal, Northeast; don’t want unrest before LS elections: Mamata Banerjee (PTI)
Will oppose NRC, and if people are sent to detention camps in name of CAA: Mamata Banerjee (PTI)
Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on speculations that CAA rules might be notified: "We are yet to get a notification"
"What is there in the rule. Will address the meeting at Habra tomorrow from where I will talk about the CAA after going through the papers," she remarked.
"This is just a show-off," she commented.
"Will oppose anything that discriminates people": Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on speculations that CAA rules might be notified (PTI)
The Ministry of Home Affairs has developed a portal for the convenience of applicants, streamlining the process which will be entirely online. Applicants will only need to declare the year of entry into India without travel documents, with no document verification required.