India’s citizenship law to consolidate votes for PM Modi ahead of election, analysts say

Members of the Students Federation of India (SFI) protest against the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in Chennai on March 12, 2024. India's interior ministry said on March 11, it was enacting a citizenship law that critics say discriminates against Muslims, just weeks before the world's most populous country heads into a general election. (Photo by R.Satish BABU / AFP)

Members of the Students Federation of India protest against the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act in Chennai.

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NEW DELHI – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision on March 11 to give citizenship to non-Muslims from neighbouring Muslim-majority countries is aimed at consolidating Hindu votes ahead of a national election, analysts said.

The Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) grants Indian nationality to Hindus, Parsis, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains and Christians who fled to India due to religious persecution from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan before Dec 31, 2014.

India’s citizenship law to consolidate votes for PM Modi ahead of election, analysts say

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