India on Monday decided to grant citizenship to Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians coming from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan and currently living in two districts of Gujarat under the Citizenship Act, 1955.
According to a Indian home ministry notification, Mehsana and Anand districts in Gujarat to grant citizenships under the Citizenship Act, 1955 and not the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 (CAA), reports PTI.
The CAA also provides for granting Indian citizenship to Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis, and Christians coming from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan, but as the rules under the Act have not been framed by the government yet, no one so far could be granted citizenship under it.
