CitizenshipAmmendmentAct
Centre to frame rules of Citizenship Act by July 9
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre has given itself a time till July 9 to frame and implement the rules of the controversial Citizenship Act, the amendments to which were passed in December 2019 resulting in violent protests across the country.
In a response to a question in the Parliament on Tuesday- by Congress Lok Sabha MP VK Sreekandan- the Home Ministry said that the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) had been in force since January 10, 2020, but rules were "under preparation".
"The Committees on Subordinate Legislation, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha have granted extension of time up to April 9 and July 9, respectively, to frame these rules under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019," the Home Ministry said.
The CAA had triggered protests in several states, including Assam and Bengal, both of which are due to hold Assembly elections in the coming weeks and months.
In Bengal, the protests took a violent turn as bombs were thrown and trains were set on fire while a strong student-led agitation challenged the CAA in Assam.
The epicentre of those agitation was, however, Delhi, that witnessed severe protests over four days in March last year during which over 50 people were killed and hundreds injured.
It also saw a huge sit-in protest at Shaheen Bagh, which was only broken up in March last year because of the pandemic.
Last month, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had said she will not allow the implementation of CAA in her state.
In January last year, Bengal became the fourth opposition-ruled state to pass an anti-CAA resolution.
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