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India has firmly rejected the concerns raised by the US State Department regarding the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), denouncing them as “misplaced, misinformed, and unwarranted.” The Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson, Randhir Jaiswal, emphasized that the CAA aims at granting citizenship and not depriving anyone of it, cautioning against lectures from those with a limited understanding of India’s pluralistic traditions and post-partition history.
Addressing a weekly media briefing, Randhir Jaiswal reiterated India’s stance, asserting that there are no grounds for concerns or mistreatment of minorities. He emphasized that decisions on such matters should not be influenced by vote bank politics, highlighting the CAA’s objective of providing assistance to those in distress.
India’s response came in reaction to statements from the US State Department expressing concerns over the implementation of the CAA’s rules. The US spokesperson, Matthew Miller, stated that the US is closely monitoring the implementation of the act.
The CAA, implemented by the Indian government on Monday, facilitates citizenship for undocumented non-Muslim migrants from neighboring nations who entered India before December 31, 2014. Critics argue that the law undermines secular principles enshrined in the Indian Constitution by excluding Muslims from its provisions.
