Blitz Bureau
UNION Home Minister Amit Shah gave citizenship certificate to 188 expatriates at a function in Ahmedabad recently and said Citizenship Amendment Act does not take away the citizenship rights of any religion rather the act offers respect and justice to the Indian refugees along with the citizenship.
“These people will now be recognised as Indian citizens and will live with pride. These 188 new citizens serve as an example for other refugees and their future generations will contribute to the nation as entrepreneurs and public representatives,” he said.
The 188 Hindu refugees who received Indian citizenship on August 18, include 90 from Ahmedabad, 36 from Morbi, 20 from Surendranagar, 18 from Patan, 10 from Mehsana, six from Rajkot, three each from Kutch and Vadodara, and two from Anand. Shah criticised previous Congress government for failing to grant citizenship to persecuted refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan from 1947 to 2014, accusing them of engaging in “appeasement politics” instead of addressing the issue.
