Centre seeks extension till January 9 for framing rules on CAA, Home Ministry tells Lok Sabha

The Committees on Subordinate Legislation, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, had been requested to grant further extension of time up to January 9, 2022, to frame the rules under the Citizenship (Amendment)

The Committees on Subordinate Legislation, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, had been requested to grant further extension of time up to January 9, 2022, to frame the rules under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) told the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. The Act was notified on December 12, 2019 and had come into force with effect from January 10, 2020, said the Ministry to a question from Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi on what steps were being taken to frame the CAA rules. The passage of the CAA, apart from the issue of National Register of Citizens, had triggered widespread public protests which continued for several weeks in different parts of the country. Several Opposition parties also opposed the move.