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UP Becomes First State To Begin Implementation Of CAA; Issues Directive To Identify Eligible Immigrants
Swarajya Staff
Jan 05, 2020, 02:52 PM | Updated 02:52 PM IST
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Led by Chief Minister (CM) Yogi Adityanath, Uttar Pradesh (UP) has become the first state in the country to implement the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), reports The Times of India.
The state government has issued directives for the identification of Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Buddhist, Parsi, and Christian migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan residing in the State so as to be accorded with Indian citizenship.
As per Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Avanish Awasthi the number of migrants in UP from Afghanistan is low, while the figures of such migrants from Pakistan and Bangladesh is substantial.
It should be noted that as per the state government, the migrants have mainly been found to be residing in Lucknow, Ghaziabad, Noida, Hapur, Rampur, and Shahjahanpur of UP. Also, once migrants are identified, the state administration will then update the Union Ministry for Home Affairs about the same.
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