Lok Sabha MP and AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday said he had approached the Supreme Court seeking a stay on the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019 and the Rules, 2024.
As reported by ANIOwaisi said: “No applications for grant of citizenship status will be entertained or processed by the government under Section 6B of the Citizenship Act, 1955 (as amended by the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019) during the pendency of the proceedings. “
It further noted: “Issue directions to defer implementation of the impugned Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 and the Amendment Rules, 2024 until final disposal of the instant summons.”
Earlier on March 13, the AIMIM leader said, “Now that the rules have been framed, we will file a case in the Supreme Court. We will do our best to address this matter in court.”
Owaisi also pointed out that he had earlier filed a case in the Supreme Court for a stay order on CAA, but when the hearing took place, the government had said in response that no rules had been framed yet.
While addressing a public meeting in Hyderabad on Friday, Owaisi questioned the fate of 1.5 lakh Muslims in Assam, who were reportedly left out of the list of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam after the CAA in the state had been implemented. Owaisi said, “Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the 12 lakh Hindus who were not mentioned in the NRC held in the state will be given Indian citizenship under the CAA. But what about the 1.5 lakh Muslims?”
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Earlier, Owaisi criticized the Bharatiya Janata Party's stand on the CAA, claiming that formulating a law on the basis of religion is not allowed in the country.
“This is not a matter limited to political parties. This is a matter for the whole people. Do you want to make 17 crore Muslims stateless? This is contrary to the basic principles of the Constitution. This will not even pass the reasonable test,” Owasi said.
The Union Home Ministry introduced rules for enforcement of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) on March 11, just ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
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The CAA aims to grant Indian citizenship to persecuted migrants from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan, and specifically targets non-Muslims such as Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists, Parsis and Christians who arrived in India before December 31, 2014.
(With input from agencies)
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Published: Mar 16, 2024 1:03 PM IST
