Polity
Two years
on, CAA rules
not notified
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The
Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 seeks to amend the Citizenship Act, 1955. The
Citizenship Act, 1955 provides numerous ways that during which citizenship
could also be acquired.
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It
provides for citizenship by birth, descent, registration, and naturalisation
and by incorporation of the territory into india.
· In addition, it regulates the registration of Overseas citizen of india Cardholders (OCIs) and their rights.
· An OCI is entitled to some advantages like a multiple-entry, multipurpose long visa to go to india.
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Key options of CAA two Citizenship on the basis of religion: The Bill amends the Citizenship
Act, 1955, and for the 1st time, can grant citizenship on the basis of religion
to non-Muslim communities from afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan, who
entered india on or before Dec 31, 2014.
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Non – Muslim Communities Included: Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi, and Christian.
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This
implies that migrants, who determine themselves with any category or community
apart from those mentioned here, from the higher than mentioned countries won’t
be eligible for citizenship.
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Exceptions: The provisions on citizenship
for illegal migrants wont apply to 2 classes – states protected by the ‘Inner
Line’, and areas covered under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution.
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Inner Line allow (ILP): this is often a special allow
that citizens from different parts of india need to enter a state protected by
the ILP regime.
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Without an ILP granted by the state government, an
Indian from another state cannot visit a state thats under the ILP regime.
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Sixth Schedule: The Sixth Schedule relates to
special provisions in administration of certain Northeastern states (Assam,
Mizoram, Meghalaya and Tripura).
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It
provides special powers for Autonomous District Councils (ADCs) in these
states.
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Citizenship
by Naturalization under The Citizenship Act, 1955, one among the wants for
citizenship by naturalisation is that the applier should have resided in india
throughout the last twelve months, also as for eleven of the previous fourteen
years.
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The
amendment relaxes the second demand from eleven years to five years as a
particular condition for candidates belonging to the required six religions,
and also the higher than mentioned 3 countries. further Ground for Cancelling
Overseas citizen of india (OCI) Registration i.e. violation of any law notified
by the central government.
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However,
the Bill doesnt give any guidance on the nature of laws that the central
government could notify.
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