Citizenship not to be automatic, says MHA

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Updated At : 12:39 PM Dec 17, 2019 IST

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New Delhi, December 16

After Home Minister Amit Shah indicated accommodation of concerns of northeastern states, the Ministry of Home Affairs today claimed no refugees will be given Indian citizenship automatically, and will be eligible only after fulfilling the necessary criteria for which rules are being framed.

A senior official said: “The new Act does not mean all refugees or illegal immigrants get citizenship automatically. They have to apply for citizenship, which will be processed by the competent authority.” The criteria will be based on the rules, which are being framed by the ministry to operationalise the provisions of the CAA. — TNS

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