Which of the following statements is/are correct with reference to the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA)?
Which of the following statements is/are correct with reference to the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA)?
A. The official asserted that this particular awareness drive was not related to the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA) that is intended to benefit undocumented (illegal migrants) from the six persecuted communities who entered India before December 31, 2014.
B. The CAA is yet to come into force as the rules that govern the law have not been notified by the Ministry yet.
C. Both A & B
D. None of these
Explanation:
Union Home Ministry recently said that the migrants belonging to six non-Muslim minority communities from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh who came to India on valid documents before 2014 are eligible to apply online for citizenship from any part of the country. The official asserted that this particular awareness drive was not related to the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA) that is intended to benefit undocumented (illegal migrants) from the six persecuted communities who entered India before December 31, 2014. The CAA is yet to come into force as the rules that govern the law have not been notified by the Ministry yet.