India to enforce migrant law that excludes Muslims

Hindu devotees sit together in a temple in Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Hindu people in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan are among those who will be able to seek citizenship
By Kathryn Armstrong
BBC News
India's government has announced plans to enact a controversial citizenship law that has been criticised for being anti-Muslim.

The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) will allow non-Muslim religious minorities from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan to seek citizenship.

The authorities say it will help those facing persecution.

The law was passed in 2019 - sparking mass protests in which scores of people died and many more were arrested.

Rules for it were not drawn up in the wake of the unrest but have now been, according to the country's home affairs minister Amit Shah