Harsimrat seeks changes in CAA for 'rehabilitation' of Sikhs, Hindus from Af

Chandigarh: Former Union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Wednesday urged the Centre to make changes in the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) to facilitate the rehabilitation of Sikhs and Hindus coming from war-torn Afghanistan to India. She also said the holy books of the Sikh faith there should be brought to India safely. Not only must we rescue our Sikh & Hindu brethren from certain death in #Afghanistan, it's imperative we provide them a safe haven & home here, r this is their own land. I urge PM @narendramodi & HM @AmitShah to make changes in #CAA & facilitate their rehabilitation on priority, the SAD leader said in a tweet.

The CAA was notified on December 12, 2019 and came into force with effect from January 10, 2020. The objective of the legislation is to grant Indian citizenship to persecuted minorities like Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists, Parsis and Christians from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. According to the CAA, these communities who had come to India till December 31, 2014, facing religious persecution there, will not be treated as illegal immigrants but given Indian citizenship.