CAA Applicants to Get Citizenship by December 31
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said the state plans to speed up citizenship applications under the Citizenship Amendment Act, aiming to finish eligible cases by December 31. He said about 2.5 lakh applications are still pending because of delays under the previous government. Adhikari added that training and administrative steps are under way to clear them.
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Context: The Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 offers a faster route to citizenship for some non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan who arrived before 2015. Its rules were notified in 2024, and the law remains a debated topic.
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