Ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, the Centre on Monday notified the rules for the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019. Following the official notification regarding the implementation of CAA, Delhi Police and the Central Paramilitary forces held a flag March in Jagat Puri and Khureji Khas areas in Delhi, reported news agency ANI.
#WATCH | Delhi Police and Central Paramilitary force hold a flag march in Delhi's Jagat Puri and Khureji Khas areas following the implementation of CAA pic.twitter.com/cu3hIBoPSZ
— ANI (@ANI) March 12, 2024
DCP (Northeast) Joy Tirkey said that the flag marches will be carried out in Northeast Delhi for the next few days, starting from Monday, reported Indian Express.
Meanwhile, protests have been breaking out in different parts after the notification was released. While talking about the protests, DCP Tirkey said, “We have tagged the potential troublemakers and some known criminals. We are in touch with our beat constables and keeping an eye on social media too.”
“We are doing a flag march for two days and will have an extensive flag march from Tuesday. Special care will be taken in sensitive areas through drones,” DCP Tirkey said.
For the unversed, the CAA amends the Citizenship Act of 1995 to grant Indian citizenship to minorities from countries like Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan.
However, it only allows individuals belonging to Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Parsi, Buddhist, and Christian communities to apply for citizenship. These migrants, who have entered India on or before December 31, 2014, due to religious persecution in their home countries, will be allowed to embrace Indian citizenship.
(Edited by : Sudarsanan Mani)
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