New Delhi: 'Pakistani Bhabhi' of India Seema Haidar thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Centre for intoducing Citizenship Amendmet Act, CAA in the country. In a video, Haider expressed gratitude, stating that Prime Minister Modi has fulfilled his promise. She believes that her issues regarding citizenship will also be resolved soon.
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VIDEO | Seema Haider, the Pakistani woman who entered India illegally to marry a man she met online, celebrates with her family in UP's Noida after Centre announces implementation of CAA.
"We are very happy, we congratulate the Indian government. PM Modi has done what he… pic.twitter.com/5Y9iTp7baS
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) March 11, 2024
Meanwhile, African-American actress and singer Mary Millben also hailed Indian government's decision to implement CAA rules and dubbed it as the true act of democracy. Taking to X Millben wrote, "This is a pathway towards peace. This is a true act of democracy. As a Christian, woman of faith, and global advocate for religious freedom, I applaud the Modi-led government announcing today the implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act now granting Indian nationality to persecuted non-Muslim migrants, Christians, Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists, and Parsis from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan."
“This is a pathway towards peace. This is a true act of democracy.”
As a Christian, woman of faith, and global advocate for religious freedom, I applaud the Modi-led government announcing today the implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act now granting Indian nationality… pic.twitter.com/72Bmb6pX0c
— Mary Millben (@MaryMillben) March 11, 2024
The government announced the implementation of Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 regulations on Monday. With this notification, the persecuted migrants beloging to minority communities will be able to get citizenship of India.
The Citizenship Amendment Act aims to confer Indian citizenship to persecuted non-Muslim migrants - including Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists, Parsis, and Christians - who migrated from Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Afghanistan and arrived in India before December 31, 2014. The government has set up an online portal for allowing the migrants to apply for the citizenship.
