Addressing a gathering of Matua community at Thakurnagar in North 24 Parganas district, the BJP MP from Kheri constituency in Uttar Pradesh, said nobody can snatch citizenship rights from the community, adding that the Act passed by the Parliament in December 2019 ensured that the members of the community had become citizens of this country.

“You will get the full rights of citizenship. In the absence of proper documents, no action can be initiated against you. This we have included in the Act,” the minister told the gathering. He was joined by Minister of State for Shipping and Bongaon BJP MP Santanu Thakur at the event

“The process to roll out CAA has gained momentum in the last couple of years… some issues are being sorted out. Nobody can snatch citizenship rights from the Matuas. By March next year, the final draft of the CAA is expected to be ready for coming into force,” PTI quoted the minister as saying amid thundering applause. 

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The Citizenship (Amendment) Act seeks to grant Indian citizenship to Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis, and Christians from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan entering India before December 31, 2014.

Trinamool Congress has ensured the rights of Matuas as citizens of the country, TMC Rajya Sabha MP Santanu Sen said, adding that the saffron party remembers Matuas and the CAA only during elections. They will never be able to roll out CAA in West Bengal.

The BJP’s false claims are becoming clear to the Matuas and others. The saffron party will be rejected by all in next year’s elections, the news agency reported him as saying.

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Updated: 26 Nov 2023, 11:49 PM IST