The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Citizenship_(Amendment)_Act,_2019
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Indian legislation
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Citizenship_Act,_1955
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Hindus
gptkb:Sikhs
gptkb:Parsis
Jains
gptkbp:beganIn 10 January 2020
gptkbp:category gptkb:Acts_of_the_Parliament_of_India_2019
gptkb:Human_rights_in_India
gptkb:Immigration_law_in_India
gptkb:Protests_in_India
2019 in Indian law
Indian nationality law
Religious discrimination legislation
gptkbp:controversy alleged discrimination against Muslims
gptkbp:countryOfOperation gptkb:Afghanistan
gptkb:Bangladesh
gptkb:Pakistan
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 The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:Amit_Shah
gptkbp:introducedIn gptkb:Lok_Sabha
gptkbp:legalChallenge petitions in Supreme Court of India
gptkbp:LokSabhaVote 311 in favour, 80 against
gptkbp:minimumResidencyPeriodReducedTo 5 years
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Indian_National_Congress
gptkb:Trinamool_Congress
gptkb:Left_parties
gptkbp:previousResidencyPeriod 11 years
gptkbp:protestedBy widespread protests across India
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:The_Gazette_of_India
gptkbp:purpose to provide a path to Indian citizenship for persecuted religious minorities from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan
gptkbp:RajyaSabhaVote 125 in favour, 105 against
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:National_Register_of_Citizens
gptkb:Assam_Accord
gptkbp:shortName gptkb:CAA
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:President_Ram_Nath_Kovind
gptkbp:supportedBy gptkb:Bharatiya_Janata_Party
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Citizenship_Amendment_Act
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6