Citizenship Amendment Act- 2019
It has become controversial in India because Muslims are being kept out of its preview. It is meant to give Citizenship to the refugees who came from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. They are refugees who came to India long back and who suffered badly on account of they are being Hindu, sheikh, Jain, and Buddhist in those countries. There is also cut off date for getting citizenship for those refugees. It appears that majority of them are from Dalit or Poor class who remained in Pakistan during partition and suffered heavily thereon.
The opposition party has taken the act as Anti Constitutional because Muslims are being omitted from it and they are discriminated. while Indian government of view that Muslim have other options available.
Besides that it is a act which is approved by both the houses of parliament and already approved by president. In short it has become the law of the land. The said law is also challenged by few citizens in the Supreme Court which is pending for hearing.
Meanwhile opposition party has taken up the matter through agitation which had been violent in some places. Some people have also propagated that the said act is Anti Muslim . However delicate question has arised out of it. How the law of the land can be challenged in the streets with violent Agitation. The right course is to challenge it through peaceful agitation or in the court of law. Besides that Indian constitution is federal but unitary in Nature. Some of the states have refused to accept the said law which is required to be examine on the constitutional point of view.
All these have created complicated situation which is the test for Indian Constitution. Such situations are bound to arise in Democratic Country but some restrain lines drawn in the constitution are to be observed by concerned parties. The constitution of India is more important then Individuals and Parties.
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