Tuesday , December 24 2024

Hong Kong: Implementation of CAA in India may violate articles of the Constitution: US Congress


A controversial report has been issued by the Research Wing of the US Congress regarding the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in India. The report claims that implementing CAA in India may violate many articles of the Constitution. The CAA was implemented in March this year by amending India's Citizenship Act of 1955. The Congressional Research Service (CRS) In Focus report claims that key provisions of the CAA may violate several articles of the Indian Constitution. Under the CAA, non-Muslim immigrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan who came to India before December 31, 2014, will be given citizenship.

It was cited that the Government of India is following the agenda

Opponents of the CAA warn that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party are pushing a Hindu-majoritarian, anti-Muslim agenda in what is officially a secular nation, a US Congressional report said. Can tarnish the image of India. Besides this, it also violates human rights norms and obligations. The CRS report alleges that the Indian government's NRC and CAA laws threaten the rights of approximately 20 crore Muslims in India.