What is the problem with NRC and CAA?

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What is the problem with NRC and CAA?

Indian Muslims could be badly affected by CAA+NRC, because those Muslims who do not have the documents required to prove their citizenship in a nationwide NRC could be declared as illegal migrants and they would not be able to use CAA, like non-Muslim Indians perhaps could, to get citizenship by lying and claiming that …

Will NRC affect existing citizens?

But in reality, it is going to affect every Indian citizen. The NRC being implemented in Assam has already proved that of over 19 lakh people removed from the list, over 13 lakh are non-Muslims. So, non-Muslims should not assume that NRC will not create any problem for them”, he said.

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How will CAA and NRC affect Muslims?

The passage of CAA in December, which provides for expedited citizenship to six non-Muslim communities from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan who entered India before 2014, have provoked massive protests across India amid fears that the proposed NRC in conjunction with the citizenship law could result in …

What is the issue with CAA?

CAA violates Constitutional secular principles and is a violation of Articles 13, 14, 15, 16 and 21 which guarantee the right to equality, equality before the law and non-discriminatory treatment by the Indian State. CAA is about illegal migrants.

What are the disadvantages of joining the NRC?

Highly bureaucratic and time-consuming process. Tremendous power in the hands of the sarkari babus, who might be corrupt. Any person can raise objections on your inclusion in the NRC. This objection could be because of petty personal enmity, professional rivalry, discrimination due to your mother-tongue, caste, religion, etc.

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What are the arguments against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA)?

With protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) and the NRC gaining ground, the arguments against the citizenship amendments have moved from solely criticising the religious binarial divide of Hindu-Muslim to incorporate the concerns of the historically disadvantaged communities that will be adversely affected.

What is the eligibility criteria for Indian citizenship under CAA?

CAA gives eligibility for Indian citizenship to illegal migrants who are Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians (i.e., non-Muslims) from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh who reached India before 2015.