Union Minister Shantanu Thakur Claims that CAA to be Implemented Across India in 7 days
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The Centre has introduced the CAA to grant citizenship to individuals belonging to Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi, and Christian communities, citing religious persecution in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh.
Union Minister Shantanu Thakur has asserted that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) will be implemented across India. “I can guarantee that in the next seven days, not just in West Bengal, but the CAA will be implemented across India,” Thakur said while addressing a public gathering in Kakdwip in South 24 Parganas, West Bengal.
However, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said “the BJP is seeking votes by scaring everyone. They are shouting CAA; this is politics. We have granted citizenship to everyone, and they (people of border areas) are getting everything. They are citizens, which is why they are allowed to vote,” she said in Cooch Behar.
Referring to the CAA, the Chief Minister also advised the people of border regions not to accept the “identity cards” offered by the BJP. “Do not take the fake card. Tell them we have a voter ID card and an Aadhar Card. If you accept it, you will fall under NRC (National Register of Citizens),” Banerjee said.
Parliament passed the CAA in December 2019, but the Centre has yet to notify the law. Last month, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said “the Centre would implement the CAA, and no one can stop it.” Addressing a rally at Kolkata’s iconic Esplanade, Amit Shah launched scathing attacks against Mamata Banerjee on the issues of infiltration, corruption, political violence, and appeasement.
He urged people to dethrone her government from Bengal and elect the BJP in the 2026 Assembly elections. Earlier this month, news agency PTI reported that the CAA rules were ready with the Centre and would be notified “much before” the announcement of the Lok Sabha elections.
“The applicants will have to declare the year when they entered India without travel documents. No document will be sought from the applicants,” the official told PTI.
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