Deferred Belonging
In the border districts of West Bengal, citizenship is not an abstract legal status; it is a lived uncertainty.
In the border districts of West Bengal, citizenship is not an abstract legal status; it is a lived uncertainty.
The Central Government has issued the Immigration and Foreigners (Exemption) Order, 2025, introducing key exemptions from requirements related to valid passports, travel documents, and visas for specific categories of individuals and carriers.
Assam government has granted Indian citizenship under the Citizenship Amendment Act to two individuals out of the 39 applications so far.
The need to specify the date of entry to India in the application form, which they do not remember or have no proof in support of; filing an affidavit declaring citizenship at birth, etc., is worrying for them.
The TMC leader said that "we won't allow the BJP to run rollers on us with CAA."
Small savings provide long-term, risk-free funds for investment by the Government; a further fall in household savings could result in a resource crunch. Viewed in this perspective, the Government's efforts to stimulate consumption by discouraging savings by small taxpayers may not be a very good idea.
At a critical juncture when the minority question has placed the country on the boil, the Rs 800-crore Aikyashree plan envisages scholarships to students of minority communities.
The chief minister said despite her assurances over 30 people have so far died in the state because of the panic over the proposed implementation of the citizens' register.
Meanwhile, a person, who supplied the firearm to the "minor shooter" who fired near Jamia, has been arrested and sent to judicial custody till February 28.
The resolution condemning the CAA would be adopted on the floor of the territorial assembly when it meets on February 12, CM Narayanasamy said.
