New Delhi: The Indian government issued a firm rebuttal to the United States’ remarks regarding the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), denouncing them as “misplaced, misinformed, and unwarranted” interference in internal affairs.
During a press briefing, the Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson emphasized that the CAA aims to grant citizenship rather than revoke it, addressing statelessness, upholding human dignity, and supporting human rights.
Responding to the US State Department’s comments expressing concerns about the impact of the CAA on religious freedom in India, the government asserted that lectures from those with limited understanding of India’s pluralistic traditions and post-partition history are unwelcome.
Home Minister Amit Shah clarified that the law aims to assist minorities facing religious persecution in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh, emphasizing that it benefits Hindus, Sikhs, Christians, Parsis, Buddhists, or Jains from these countries who entered India before December 31, 2014.
The government highlighted that the CAA reduces the waiting period for citizenship application from 11 years to five for eligible individuals, stressing that there are no grounds for concern regarding the treatment of minorities under the Indian Constitution’s guarantee of freedom of religion.
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