-Newsclick.in It is three months after the Act had been passed, but the government is yet to frame the rules. Three months ago, on December 11, 2019, Parliament of India passed the much controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). Through CAA, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Centre introduced amendments in the existing citizenship act to accommodate the religious minorities of Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh—except people from the Muslim community. Please click here to read more. ...
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Why a UN body intends to intervene in a Supreme Court case against CAA?
-The Indian Express The application questions the reasonableness and objectivity of the criterion of extending the benefits of the CAA to Buddhists, Sikhs, Hindus, Jains, Parsis and Christians from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan alone. The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights “intends to file” an Intervention Application in the Supreme Court of India, “seeking to intervene in Writ Petition (Civil) No. 1474 of 2019 and praying that she be allowed to...
More »'Digital divide' persists despite the country's desire to become a digital giant
A recent report of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) brings forth the dichotomy between digital divide and India’s transition towards a cashless economy. The rural-urban divide in access to computer and internet is quite stark, according to the report entitled 'Key Indicators of Household Social Consumption on Education in India, July 2017 to June 2018'. The 75th round National Sample Survey (NSS) report on education finds that...
More »CAA rules expected to seek 'proof of religion' -Vijaita Singh
-The Hindu The draft CAA, 2019 rules are likely to seek documents from applicants that they entered India before December 31, 2014 and that they belong to the six religions exempted under the Act. The Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) rules are expected to seek “proof of religion” as mentioned in government records, a senior official of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said on Monday. The draft CAA, 2019, rules are likely to...
More »CAA rules: Applicants to be asked to submit proof of religion too -Deeptiman Tiwary
-The Indian Express Assam’s demand for time-bound applications set to be accepted. Under the rules for the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, currently being drafted by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), besides proving that they came to India from Pakistan, Afghanistan or Bangladesh before December 31, 2014, applicants will also have to submit ‘proof of religion’. According to a Home Ministry official, this can be done by producing any Indian government document — acquired...
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