States may be allowed to grant citizenship with rise in number of hindu migrants

1. States May be Allowed to Grant
Citizenship With Rise in Number
of Hindu Migrants

2. Contd…
With a surge in the number of Hindus from neighboring Islamic
countries applying for Indian citizenship, the government is examining a
proposal to empower states to scrutinise the applications and grant
citizenship to the migrated Hindus. According to home ministry
sources, states like Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra,
Jammu and Kashmir, Assam, Tripura and Punjab may be given the
powers since these states have the highest number of such requests
pending after the citizenship rules were relaxed by the Narendra Modi
government.
The increase in citizenship grants is also in consonance with the BJP's
promise during the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, when the party had
declared India as “a natural home for persecuted Hindus“.

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Most of these states are now ruled by the BJP and are eager to implement
the Centre's roadmap for citizenship. However, the Centre is treading
cautiously after intelligence agencies warned of alleged misuse of this by the
states as reported in the past.
“In 2003-04, during the tenure of Atal Bihari Vajpayee's NDA government, a
notification giving power to states of Gujarat and Rajasthan to grant
citizenship to Hindu minority was published with validity for one year. It was
later withdrawn as the Centre noticed alleged misuse by some (state)
officials,“ explained a senior official.
He argued that with better connectivity and digitization of records, it will be
easier for authorities to track any manipulations now. Moreover, the Centre
only grants citizenship to those Hindu migrants who have been
recommended by district magistrates, he said, adding that this process will
also help those who are unable to apply online due to non-connectivity .

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