[ Dawn ] 14 refugees get Indian citizenship under new law

India granted citizenship to a first batch of 14 people under the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). The CAA grants citizenship to Hindus, Parsis, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, and Christians who fled to India from Muslim-majority Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan before December 31, 2014, due to religious persecution. Enacted in 2019, the law faced protests and sectarian violence, but it was implemented in March. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) deny that the CAA is anti-Muslim. The ongoing elections have taken center stage, and votes will be counted on June 4. The recipients of citizenship were administered the oath of allegiance, but their identities remain undisclosed. Critics argue that the CAA discriminates against Muslims, while Modi and the BJP maintain that it aims to provide a dignified life for non-Muslim refugees.

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