New Delhi [India], October 13 (ANI): Union House Minister Amit Shah attended the felicitation programme held by the Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Administration Committee on Friday. Lauding the Sikh group on the occasion, the minister stated the contribution of Sikh Gurus to the nation can’t be repaid for years.
Addressing the gathering on the occasion Amit Shah stated, “Be it India’s freedom battle, combat towards the Mughals or combat towards Britishers, partition or sacrificing for the nation, the Sikh group has at all times been one primary.”He stated the entire world at the moment is following the teachings given by Guru Nanak Dev at a time when all religions have been combating for his or her respective sects. He praised the Sikh group for shifting ahead taking each faith and Karma equally.
“Underneath CAA, PM Modi gave citizenship to these Sikh brothers who needed to come back right here from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, or Pakistan. This Panth has accomplished a lot for the nation, society, and humanity. The contribution of Sikh Gurus for this nation can’t be paid again for hundreds of years,” Shah stated.
Citizenship Modification Act (CAA), initially made its debut within the Lok Sabha in 2016, looking for to amend the Citizenship Act of 1955. After its introduction, it was referred to a Joint Parliamentary Committee and their report was lastly submitted on January 7, 2019.
The Lok Sabha handed the Citizenship Modification Invoice on January 8, 2019, but it surely lapsed with the dissolution of the sixteenth Lok Sabha. The Invoice was reintroduced to the seventeenth Lok Sabha on December 9, 2019, by the Minister of House Affairs, Amit Shah, and was subsequently handed on December 10, 2019. The Rajya Sabha adopted go well with and handed the invoice on December 11, 2019.
The aim of the CAA was to grant Indian citizenship to unlawful immigrants who entered India on or earlier than December 31, 2014. The Act was particularly designed for migrants of six totally different religions – Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis, and Christians from three international locations – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan.
In accordance with the Act, a person is eligible if they’ve resided in India over the past 12 months and for 11 of the earlier 14 years. The Act relaxed the residency requirement from 11 years to 5 years for the desired class of unlawful migrants.
The Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Administration Committee additionally felicitated the House Minister on the occasion.
Earlier on October 11, Amit Shah unveiled the statue of Mahant Shri Chandnath Yogi on the Shri Baba Mastnath Math in Rohtak.
Praising PM Modi’s governance, Shah stated, “For a few years we waited for building of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya…we stored combating and in 2019 the nation made PM Modi Prime Minister once more and in the future with out letting any bloodshed occur, he did the ‘Bhoomi Poojan’ of Ram Mandir…”Earlier on Tuesday, Amit Shah launched the Bharatiya Janata Celebration’s election marketing campaign in Telangana the place he lauded the work accomplished beneath Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s reign within the final 9 years saying “Modi hai to mumkin hai.” (ANI)
