essay on citizenship amendment bill 2018 in india, 1500 words
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The Bill has been termed “Anti-Assam” by BJP's rally Asom Gana Parishad, and similarly criticised by other regional parties.
And, earlier this month, when the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Bill visited Assam and Meghalaya to hear from the locals, it did so amid protest voices which said the move would make Assam a “dumping ground for Hindu Bangladeshis”.
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What is the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016?
Activists of Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) led by former Assam chief minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta take out a torch light rally objecting to Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 in Guwahati
Activists of Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) led by former Assam chief minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta take out a torch light rally objecting to Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 in Guwahati | Photo Credit: PTI
Debasree Purkayastha
26 MAY 2018 16:08 IST
UPDATED: 26 MAY 2018 16:11 IST
In recent weeks, Assam has seen many protests over the proposed Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016.
The Bill has been termed “Anti-Assam” by BJP's ally Asom Gana Parishad, and similarly criticised by other regional parties.
And, earlier this month, when the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Bill visited Assam and Meghalaya to hear from the locals, it did so amid protest voices which said the move would make Assam a “dumping ground for Hindu Bangladeshis”.
What does the Bill aim for?
With The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, the government plans to change the definition of illegal migrants. The Bill, introduced in the Lok Sabha on July 15, 2016, seeks to amend the Citizenship Act, 1955 to provide citizenship to illegal migrants, from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan, who are of Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi or Christian extraction. However, the Act doesn’t have a provision for Muslim sects like Shias and Ahmediyas who also face persecution in Pakistan.
The Bill also seeks to reduce the requirement of 11 years of continuous stay in the country to six years to obtain citizenship by naturalisation.
Citizenship amendment bill 2018 in India:
Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 was passed by Parliament on 11, December 2019 by amending then Citizenship Act 1955. It gives refuge to the people who fled from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh before December 2014 on the lines of persecution. It is predicted that around 30000 people will be beneficiaries of this bill. It is a step to counter illegal immigration from Bangladesh and neighboring countries. The migrants such as Rohingya’s are now returning to Myanmar following the implementation of the Act. Detection, Deletion and Deportation are the 3D’s on which the current has been tailored by the political party, Bhartiya Janta Party. Many illegal immigrants have entered into India without any valid identity proof and a check was necessary to have sealed our boundaries free from terrorist’s infiltration.
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