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Numerous Hindu migrants from Pakistan reside in Rajasthan’s western districts comparable to Barmer, Bikaner and Jodhpur. (Picture: PTI)
With the revealing of the CAA guidelines that got here days forward of the announcement of the Lok Sabha elections, the Modi authorities will now begin granting Indian nationality to persecuted non-Muslim migrants from three nations
“That is like actual Ram Rajya for us,” mentioned a Hindu migrant from Pakistan residing right here as celebrations broke out after the Centre applied the Citizenship (Modification) Act, 4 years after the contentious legislation was handed by Parliament.
Within the settlements of Hindu migrants from Pakistan, the residents lit lamps and burst firecrackers on Monday evening quickly after the principles to fast-track citizenship for undocumented non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan who got here to India earlier than December 31, 2014, have been unveiled.
“We had been ready for this for lengthy. With this (CAA) changing into a actuality, many these in line for citizenship can hope to turn out to be Indian nationals quickly,” mentioned Dinesh Bheel, a Hindu migrant from Pakistan.
Expressing delight over the event, one other migrant Perumal mentioned this might pave the way in which for citizenship and assist the distraught migrants in main a greater life. “We are able to get citizenship after six years of residing in India. This may assist numerous those that have been ready for citizenship”, he mentioned.
With the revealing of the CAA guidelines that got here days forward of the announcement of the Lok Sabha elections, the Modi authorities will now begin granting Indian nationality to persecuted non-Muslim migrants — Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists, Parsis and Christians — from the three nations. The foundations come into drive with speedy impact, in keeping with a gazette notification.
Based on Seemant Lok Sangathan, which advocates for Pakistan migrants in India, round 35,000 migrants in Jodhpur have been ready for citizenship. The inflow of those Hindu migrants from Pakistan has elevated previously 10 years, it claimed.
Welcoming the implementation of CAA and the discount in residency interval from 10-12 years to six years, the president of the Seemant Lok Sangthan Hindu Singh Sodha mentioned, “However the CAA talks about solely these migrants who arrived in India earlier than December 31, 2014, and those that got here afterwards, will likely be eligible for citizenship as per the previous legislation”.
“This situation is injustice for about 20,000 individuals who got here to India after this date previously 10 years,” he mentioned. Numerous Hindu migrants from Pakistan reside in Rajasthan’s western districts comparable to Barmer, Bikaner and Jodhpur.
