Government On "Key Issues" That Citizenship Law CAA May Solve

The Government, meanwhile, has spelt out the "key issues" that the implementation of CAA might be able to solve.

The Government implemented the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA on Monday, four years after the controversial law was passed. The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, seeks to grant Indian citizenship to refugees who had sought shelter in India before December 31, 2014, due to religious persecution in three neighbouring countries -- Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan.

The Government, meanwhile, has spelt out the "key issues" that the implementation of CAA might be able to solve.

The CAA would help to remove "legal barriers to rehabilitation and citizenship" and "give a dignified life to refugees who have suffered for decades", the government sources explained.