Bengal to Fast-Track CAA Citizenship for 2.5 Lakh Applicants
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said the state government will speed up hearings for citizenship applications under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). He said 2.5 lakh applicants will receive citizenship by December 31. Adhikari also criticised the previous state government for opposing the CAA.
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Context: The CAA, passed in 2019, offers a path to citizenship for some migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan who belong to certain non-Muslim groups and arrived before 2015. The law remains debated, and West Bengal is one of the states where it matters most.
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