"Everyone will get equal rights" says Amit Shah, asks persecuted refugees to have faith in PM Modi-led govt
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah assures persecuted refugees from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan of equal rights under CAA.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah assured persecuted refugees from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan to have faith in the Narendra Modi government and said that under the rules of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), everyone will be given equal rights as they will now become citizens of India.
"There are a lot of people, there is no count as of now. Due to the wrong campaign going on, many people will hesitate to file an application. I want to assure everyone to apply here and have faith in the Narendra Modi government that you will be given citizenship with retrospective effect. This law is accepting you as a refugee. If you have entered India illegally, there will be no criminal case against you...There is no need for anyone to get scared. Everyone will be given equal rights as they will become the citizens of India," Amit Shah said in an interview with ANI on being asked about the number of people getting citizenship after CAA.
The Home Minister said there is no need for any section or any person to fear because there is no provision in CAA to take away anyone's citizenship.
"CAA is only to give rights to Hindus, Buddhists, Jains, Sikhs, Christians and Parsi refugees from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan..."
Answering a query, he said those who get citizenship under CAA will be added to the citizenship list like every common citizen of India.
"They will have as many rights as you or I have. They can contest elections and become MP, MLA, CM and Ministers."
"All those people who have entered India between 15th August 1947 and 31st December 2014 are welcome here. As per my knowledge, there are 85% people who have relevant documents. We will find a solution for those who don't have the documents. Even Muslims have the right to apply for citizenship in India under the rules of the Constitution," he added.
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