Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said the rules of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act were yet to be framed as such a huge process coul...
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said the rules of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act were yet to be framed as such a huge process could not be conducted during the coronavirus pandemic, PTI reported. Shah made the remark during a two-day visit to West Bengal to kick off campaigns for the Assembly election next year.
“The rules of the CAA are yet to be framed as such a massive process could not be carried out because of the corona. As soon as (COVID) vaccination starts and corona cycle breaks, we will consider it,” he said.
Earlier this month, the Ministry of Home Affairs said that rules for the Citizenship Amendment Act were still under preparation, according to a response to a Right to Information query. Director (Citizenship) Foreigners Division BC Joshi said in the RTI response that his office had not sent any letter related to the CAA to the Parliamentary Committee on Subordinate Legislation in August.
In July, The Hindu had reported that the home ministry was yet to inform Parliament about the delay in framing rules related to the CAA. This must be done in case the rules are not framed within six months of the Parliament passing the legislation. After the newspaper’s report, the ministry sought a...
