Citizenship- A 5 -11
- FR -15, 16, 19, 29, 30, R to vote, R to contest election
- Single citizenship like Canada
- Exception - parli ua 16 can prescribe residence within a state for certain employment- AP
- A15 - discriminate on basis of POR - special benefit, ex fee concession; JK define permanent residence
- Citizenship
- Domicile in India
- Person migrated from pak
- Person migrated later returned
- PIO residing outside india if registered by diplomatic rep
- Citizenship act, 1955 (enabling provision in const)
- By birth
- By descent
- By registration
- By naturalization
- By incorporation of territory
- Loss - renunciation, termination, deprivation
- Citizenship Amendment Bill
- 6 persecuted minority (HCSJBP) from PAB before 31 Dec, 2014 w/o doc - x illegal migrant
- Naturalization time reduction from 11y to 6 y - 1 y continuous stay
- Cancellation- OCI registration (multi-entry lifelong visa) - for violation of any law
- Benefit
- Religious discrimination during & after partition, historic injustice,
- benefit refugees - job, dl, pan, self-employment like Chakma, Hajongs
- Issues
- Religious discrimination (A14)
- Persecuted minorities - Rohingyas, Ahmadiya, countries like Sri Lanka, Myanmar etc left out
- Conflict with NRC, Assam Accord, 1985, cut-off- Dec, 1971 Clause 6,
- Threats to local demography, Subnational sentiment & secessionist politics, ex Brahmaputra valley(Muslim) vs Barak valley (Hindu Bengali)
- Wide ground for canceling OCI registration
- WF
- Higher-level com. To operationalize clause 6 AA, & define Assamese ppl, Provide reservations - jobs, seats in LSG, SLA, land ownership etc
- ST status to 6 major communities, like tea Tribes, Chutia,- with seat reserved
- Resettlement of immigrants in different parts of country
- NRC - Assam
- 19 lakh persons who have either been born in India or have lived in the country for several decades, out of NRC
- risk being declared stateless
- SC upheld the Coordinator’s recommendation to exclude the lakhs of persons born in Assam from 1950 to 1987, against Citizenship act
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