*Importance of the Citizens Amendment Bill*
*Importance of the Citizens Amendment Bill*
The Citizenship Amendment Bill proposes to give refuge to Hindus, Sikhs, Christians, Buddhists of Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh in India without any additional proof for religious persecution and subsequently offers citizenship after a stay of 6 years.
The Bill has been passed in the Lok Sabha, but is yet to be tabled in the Rajya Sabha.
The principal beneficiaries of the bill would be the Indics (Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists) of Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, given that the fraction of Christians in these countries is very small.
We argue below that civilizationally, demographically, historically and morally, Indics ought to have special rights on India.
The principal beneficiaries of the bill would be the Indics (Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists) of Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, given that the fraction of Christians in these countries is very small.
We argue below that civilizationally, demographically, historically and morally, Indics ought to have special rights on India.
This is to place before all Indians that there is a case for declaring India as the home of persecuted Hindus all over the world.
Ignoring the Christian beneficiaries, the bill makes a tentative steps towards acknowledging this truth.
This bill is our chance for declaring India as the home of persecuted Hindus all over the world, just like Israel did to all the Jews of the world in 1948.
Ignoring the Christian beneficiaries, the bill makes a tentative steps towards acknowledging this truth.
This bill is our chance for declaring India as the home of persecuted Hindus all over the world, just like Israel did to all the Jews of the world in 1948.
It is a civilizationally and historically documented truth that no other segment of the populace is as vested in the current India as the Hindus (and Sikhs, Jains).
India should therefore declare itself a natural home for persecuted Hindus (and Sikhs, Jains) all over the world.
The Citizenship Amendment Bill is the first tentative step towards that end. In future it must be extended to include Hindus in Sri Lanka, who have also been persecuted on the basis of their religion, and other parts of the world where they constitute micro-minorities and have been similarly persecuted.
The Citizenship Amendment Bill does not take us there yet, but makes a good beginning.
India should therefore declare itself a natural home for persecuted Hindus (and Sikhs, Jains) all over the world.
The Citizenship Amendment Bill is the first tentative step towards that end. In future it must be extended to include Hindus in Sri Lanka, who have also been persecuted on the basis of their religion, and other parts of the world where they constitute micro-minorities and have been similarly persecuted.
The Citizenship Amendment Bill does not take us there yet, but makes a good beginning.
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