CAA Final Draft Likely To Be Ready By March 2024, Says Union MoS Ajay Mishra

New Delhi: Union Minister Ajay Mishra on Sunday said that the final draft of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, commonly known as CAA, is most likely to be ready by March 30 next year.

Addressing a gathering of the Matua community in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district, which consists of people who fled religious persecution in Bangladesh, the BJP MP assured that nobody can snatch citizenship rights from them, reported PTI.

"The process to roll out CAA has gained momentum in the last couple of years... some issues are being sorted out. Nobody can snatch citizenship rights from the Matuas. By March next year, the final draft of the CAA is expected to be ready for coming into force," Mishra said, as quoted by news agency PTI.