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title: "CAA, India's New Citizenship Law"  
description: "The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) became enacted in December 2019 with the aid of the Indian authorities."  
author: "Baishakhi Ghosh"  
published: 2024-03-14  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/4013/caa-india-s-new-citizenship-law  
category: "law"  
tags: ["CAA", "India's New Citizenship Law"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# CAA, India's New Citizenship Law

![CAA India s New Citizenship Law](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/020247e7-ea3f-478b-b3fc-032c686228fb/images/5df7e419-6438-440e-a6af-2ab3e1f413ec.jpeg) CAA, India's New Citizenship Law ![CAA India s New Citizenship Law](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/020247e7-ea3f-478b-b3fc-032c686228fb/images/e3a8d6b3-f4b8-41e6-881d-68292ff8e90a.jpeg) Purpose: It pursuits to grant Indian citizenship to persecuted minorities from neighboring countries like Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh. ![CAA India s New Citizenship Law](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/020247e7-ea3f-478b-b3fc-032c686228fb/images/cd4e7af4-ff6e-4489-b78f-c1bee8875c64.jpeg) Eligibility: The CAA applies to Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi, and Christian migrants who entered India before 31 December 2014. ![CAA India s New Citizenship Law](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/020247e7-ea3f-478b-b3fc-032c686228fb/images/8548dc06-e67f-44e0-9499-87035ed91381.jpeg) Controversy: Critics argue that the law is discriminatory and violates the secular principles of the Indian Constitution. ![CAA India s New Citizenship Law](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/020247e7-ea3f-478b-b3fc-032c686228fb/images/72138bae-fd5c-483d-9d1d-aa8c979d8cb7.jpeg) Protests: Nationwide protests erupted against the CAA, with worries approximately its potential impact on India's secular material. ![CAA India s New Citizenship Law](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/020247e7-ea3f-478b-b3fc-032c686228fb/images/e97d2ca1-8273-4507-a397-d2a66b588540.jpeg) Legal Challenges: Several petitions tough the constitutionality of the CAA are pending before the Supreme Court of India.

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