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Explained: Why India's new citizenship plans are stirring protests

The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) aims to fast-track citizenship for persecuted Hindus, Parsis, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains and Christians who arrived in India before Dec. 31, 2014, from Muslim-majority Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan. Explained: Why India's new citizenship plans are stirring protests
Demonstrators attend a protest rally against a new citizenship law, in Bengaluru, India on Monday. Reuters
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Published at : December 23, 2019
Updated at : December 31, 2020 00:48
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