Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Citizenship_(Amendment)_Act,_2019
GPTKB entity
Statements (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Act_of_Parliament
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Citizenship_Act,_1955
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:Afghanistan
gptkb:Bangladesh
gptkb:Pakistan
gptkbp:approvedBy gptkb:President_of_India
gptkbp:billColor Bill No. 370 of 2019
gptkbp:compatibleWith gptkb:Inner_Line_Permit_areas
tribal areas of Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, and Tripura
gptkbp:controversy alleged religious discrimination
gptkbp:criticizedFor human rights organizations
opposition parties
gptkbp:date 11 December 2019
gptkbp:dateAssented 12 December 2019
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_India
gptkbp:excludes gptkb:Muslims
gptkbp:gazetted 12 December 2019
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:Amit_Shah
gptkbp:introducedIn gptkb:Lok_Sabha
gptkbp:legalChallenge gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_India
gptkbp:minimumResidencyPeriod 5 years
gptkbp:passedBy gptkb:Lok_Sabha
gptkb:Rajya_Sabha
gptkbp:previousResidencyPeriod 11 years
gptkbp:protestedBy nationwide protests in India
gptkbp:providesCitizenshipTo gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Hindus
gptkb:Sikhs
gptkb:Parsis
Jains
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Gazette_of_India
gptkbp:purpose to provide citizenship to persecuted minorities from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:National_Register_of_Citizens
gptkbp:shortName gptkb:CAA
gptkbp:startDate 10 January 2020
gptkbp:status in force
gptkbp:supportedBy gptkb:Bharatiya_Janata_Party
NDA allies
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Citizenship_Act,_1955
gptkb:Indian_Citizenship_Act
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5