According to Amit Shah, there is currently no count of the number of people obtaining post-CAA citizenship

Union Home Minister Amit Shah stated on Thursday that there is currently no estimate available as to how many people will benefit from the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 following the publication of its regulations this week, despite the fact that the new law does not contain any provisions that would deprive anyone of their citizenship.

“There are many individuals… As of right now, no count exists. Many individuals will be reluctant to submit an application because of the current incorrect promotion. In an interview with news agency ANI, Amit Shah said, “I want to assure everyone to apply and have faith in the Narendra Modi government that you will be given citizenship with retrospective effect.”

“You are recognized as a refugee by this statute. You won’t face any criminal charges if you enter India illegally. It is not necessary for someone to be afraid. When questioned about the number of individuals obtaining citizenship after the CAA, Shah said, “Everyone will be given equal rights as they become citizens of India.”

The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, which expedites citizenship for undocumented non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan who arrived in India before December 31, 2014, was put into effect by the Center on Monday. Four years after the controversial law was passed by Parliament, the Center announced the regulations. The Modi administration will immediately begin awarding Indian nationality to persecuted non-Muslim migrants—Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists, Parsis, and Christians—ffrom the three nations. The regulations were unveiled only days before the announcement of the Lok Sabha elections. The regulations became operative right away, as stated in a gazette notice.

The Home Minister went on to say that the CAA makes no mention of revoking someone’s citizenship.

“The sole rights granted by the CAA are to refugees who are Hindu, Buddhist, Jains, Sikh, Christian, and Parsi, and who are from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan.They’ll be entitled to the same rights as you and me. They are able to run for office and become ministers, MPs, MLAs, and CMs, according to Shah.

Shah gave the following explanation of the requirements for citizenship: “Anyone who came to India between August 15, 1947, and December 31, 2014, is welcome here.” I know that 85% of individuals have the necessary documentation. We’ll come up with a plan for those without the paperwork. According to the Constitution, even Muslims are eligible to petition for citizenship in India,” he said.

“I have spoken on CAA at least 41 times on different platforms and spoken on it in detail, saying that the minorities of the country need not be afraid because it has no provision to take back the rights of any citizen,” he stated, slamming individuals who were disseminating false information about the new legislation. With the passage of the CAA, the miseries of persecuted non-Muslim migrants—Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists, Parsis, and Christians—who fled Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Afghanistan and reached India before December 31, 2014, would come to an end.

The Home Minister also responded to opposition figures who labeled the CAA as “anti-Muslim,” including Mamata Banerjee, the Chief Minister of West Bengal, and Asaddudin Owaisi of AIMIM.

This law cannot be seen in a vacuum. The split of our nation took place on August 15, 1947. Partition has always been opposed by the BJP and the Bharatiya Jan Sangh. He said, “We never intended the nation to be divided along religious lines.

Thus, after the country’s religious divide, minorities were persecuted, forced to convert, and their women were subjected to torture before fleeing to India. They arrived in our haven; don’t they deserve to become citizens of our country? During the partition, even Congress leaders said that minorities should remain where they are because of the extensive violence and that they would be welcomed back into our nation in the future. Appeasement led them to start engaging in vote-bank politics now, Shah said.

“India should provide sanctuary to those who were persecuted or tormented while members of Akhand Bharat. This is our constitutionally mandated social duty. If you examine the numbers carefully, you will see that during Partition, there were 23% more Hindus and Sikhs in Pakistan than there are presently (3.7%). In what location are they? They are not back here. They were treated like second-class citizens, tormented, and converted. Where are they going? Is the nation going to ignore them? Will Parliament overlook them? Do the political parties not need to consider them?