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KOLKATA: Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari connected Wednesday announced the enforcement of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) successful the authorities and said amerciable immigrants not covered nether the Act volition beryllium arrested and handed implicit to the BSF for deportation. "The Act is being enforced successful the authorities from today... BSF volition get successful interaction with BDR (Bangladesh Rifles, present known arsenic Border Guard Bangladesh) and deport them," Adhikari said aft a gathering with BSF officers astatine Nabanna.
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Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians who entered India till Dec 31, 2024, to fly spiritual persecution successful Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan tin use for citizenship nether CAA, arsenic per the Central govt notification issued successful Sept past year.
Members of the six communities tin enactment successful India legally adjacent without valid passports. The location ministry had successful May 2025 issued caller guidelines regarding the recognition and deportation of amerciable immigrants from Bangladesh.
It besides acceptable up 2 empowered committees to process applications for citizenship. "The cardinal govt sent a notification to the authorities govt connected May 14, 2025, asking them to manus implicit amerciable immigrants to BSF. The earlier govt opposed granting of citizenship nether the Act and besides did not enforce the order," the CM said.
