A few days before the recent elections, the BJP-led central Modi government issued a circular regarding the implementation of the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in India. After Pakistan, the United States has expressed concern about the law. They said they are closely monitoring how the controversial law is implemented, said US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller.
"We are concerned about the notification of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act on March 11," Matthew Miller said during a daily briefing with reporters. We are closely monitoring how this law will be implemented. Respect for religious freedom and equal treatment under the law for all communities are fundamental democratic principles'.
This information was given in the report of Indian media ‘India Today’.
According to the report, the Government of India implemented the Citizenship Amendment Act last Monday (March 11). It paved the way for granting citizenship to undocumented non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan who arrived in India before December 31, 2014. Amid protests from opposition parties, the government issued a press statement saying that Indian Muslims need not worry as the CAA will not affect their citizenship status. Why so much debate about CAA? Opponents claim that as this law does not mention Muslims, the secularism mentioned in the constitution is being undermined. Many people think that minority Hindus from Bangladesh may immigrate to India in large numbers to get Indian citizenship.
But the BJP-led central government has consistently assured that no citizen of the country will lose their citizenship as a result of the act.
Notably, the CAA objected to the enactment, calling the law "discriminatory". Pakistan's Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said, "Clearly, the law and the relevant rules are discriminatory as it differentiates between people on the basis of religious faith. These regulations and laws are based on a false assumption that minorities are being persecuted in Muslim countries in the region and that India's frontline is a safe haven for minorities.