AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi Moves Supreme Court to Stay Implementation of Citizenship Amendment Act

The Citizenship Amendment Act was passed by the Parliament in December 2019, with rules for its implementation issued by the Union government

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All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi has taken legal action by moving the Supreme Court seeking to stay the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019, as reported by ANI.

In his petition, Owaisi contends that the government cannot entertain or process applications for the grant of citizenship status under Section 6B of the Citizenship Act, 1955 (as amended by the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019) during the pendency of the proceedings.

The Citizenship Amendment Act was passed by the Parliament in December 2019, with rules for its implementation issued by the Union government earlier this week on Monday.

The legislation aims to expedite citizenship for non-Muslim refugees fleeing religious persecution from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan on or before December 31, 2014.

The Supreme Court is set to hear over two hundred connected petitions challenging various provisions of the CAA on March 19.

Critics, including Opposition leaders, have lambasted the notified rules, denouncing them as “unconstitutional,” “discriminatory,” and violative of the “secular principle of citizenship” enshrined in the Constitution.

Owaisi argues that the CAA contradicts the constitution, stating, “This law made by the Modi government four years ago is against the constitution. You cannot make laws on the basis of religion. There are several Supreme Court judgments on this. CAA is against the Right to Equality.”

Other detractors of the CAA echo similar sentiments, contending that by excluding Muslims and tying citizenship to religious identity, the law undermines the secular principles embedded in the Indian Constitution.

However, the Centre maintains that the CAA is solely about granting citizenship and assures that no citizen of the country will lose their citizenship.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has reiterated the government’s commitment to the CAA, asserting that it will not be revoked and that the BJP-led government will stand firm on its implementation.

As the legal battle over the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act unfolds, it underscores the deep divisions and debates surrounding citizenship and religious identity in India.

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