Citizenship Amendment Act Rules Notified After 4 Years: What do They Mean?

Senior Advocate Sanjay Hegde says CAA is "unconstitutional" & exclusionary by design. But, how? Let's get into it.

Four years after it was passed, the BJP-led government has now notified the rules for the Citizenship Amendment Act of 2019. This comes ahead of the general elections to be held next month.

Few days later after the notification, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, while speaking to ANI said, "This is our sovereign right to ensure Indian citizenship in our country. We will never compromise on it and CAA will never be taken back."

But what do the notified CAA rules really mean? Whom does it help? Moreover, when it comes to the criticism, why is the Act called 'anti-Muslim' in nature? The Quint breaks it down in this piece.

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…

First things first, a refresher on what the CAA stands for.

The CAA seeks to fast-track citizenship for Hindus, Jains, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists and Parsis who came to India on or before 31 December 2014 from these 3 countries – Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan.

This is the Section 6B added to the Citizenship Amendment Act.