It amended the Citizenship Act, 1955 to provide Indian citizenship to refugees from certain countries who arrived in India before the end of December 2014.
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The amendment has been widely criticised for discriminating on the basis of religion and excluding Muslims.
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The law does not grant such eligibility to Muslims from those three countries, all of which are Muslim-majority countries.
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The amendment also relaxed the residence requirement for naturalisation of these migrants from twelve years to six.
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According to Intelligence Bureau records, there will be just over 30,000 immediate beneficiaries of the bill.
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The law drew sharp criticism from people of the Northeastern states. Violent protests were witnessed in Assam and other states of Northeast.
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Students’ organisations of Assam and NE are threatening to begin their stir against CAA again. They want Govt to withdraw the Act.
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North East Students Organisation (NESO), the apex students body of NE to observe Dec 11 as Black Day.