The Union home ministry is working on a bill to amend the Citizenship Act of 1955 so as to grant citizenship to about two lakh Hindu refugees from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan by Independence Day on 15 August.
“We have made several changes in the proposed bill to ensure the persecuted refugees get Indian citizenship without any difficulty,” said a home ministry source. “The bill is likely to be tabled in the monsoon session as the government wants to complete the process before Independence Day.”
He added: “The government wants to gift them freedom from harassment and persecution. That’s why the deadline is fixed before 15 August.”
e Union home ministry is working on a bill to amend the Citizenship Act of 1955 so as to grant citizenship to about two lakh Hindu refugees from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan by Independence Day on 15 August.
“We have made several changes in the proposed bill to ensure the persecuted refugees get Indian citizenship without any difficulty,” said a home ministry source. “The bill is likely to be tabled in the monsoon session as the government wants to complete the process before Independence Day.”
He added: “The government wants to gift them freedom from harassment and persecution. That’s why the deadline is fixed before 15 August.”