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."
D'Souza was among the speakers at the DD Kosambi Festival of Ideas organised by the Goa Art and Culture Department.
Rao said he has spoken to his counterparts in other states and he might convene a conclave of regional parties and Chief Ministers to oppose the CAA since it concerns the country's future.
In the capital city of Uttar Pradesh, a large number of women and children have gathered at the iconic venue of Heritage Circle for the last many days.
'The people of Jadavpur University have the right to protest. However, do they have the right to stop the chancellor's car?' said governor on the students’ protest at the Jadavpur University convocation last month.
In their letter, the leaders stated, 'Citizens have the right to equality under Article 14 of the Indian Constitution. But the BJP-led Central Government is implementing the CAA on religious grounds.'
