| Syllabus: GS-II, Subject: Polity, Topic: Bill/Act/Rules, Issue: Citizenship (Amendment) Act(CAA), 2019. |
Key points:
- The CAA, fast-tracks citizenship for minority communities from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan.
Criticism:
- CAA’s discriminatory as it favors specific religious communities.
- The CAA’s association with the National Register of Citizens: heightened fears among Muslims about potential loss of citizenship without proper documentation.
- the CAA’s use for political messaging by the government exacerbates concerns about religious bias in government policies.
Related Concepts:
The National Register of Citizens (NRC) is the register containing names of Indian CITIZENS.
It is prepared by recording particulars of all the persons enumerated during Census.
