Citizenship Amendment Act after vaccination, Amit Shah promises 'Matuas' in West Bengal

NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday promised grant of citizen, including to Matua community, under Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) once the covid-19 vaccination is over.

The Centre has set a deadline of July 9 to frame the rules for the law that had triggered protests across the country.

Shah asked the muslims not to get ‘misled’ by claims of the opposition regarding the CAA. “It won't take away anyone's citizenship. It is only for people who have been living here for years without any respect for no fault of theirs.”


During his daylong trip to the poll-bound West Bengal, Shah, who flagged off the fourth poribortan yatra, also raised issues of infiltration and accused the TMC government of not respecting the sentiments of the Hindus. "If 'Jai Shri Ram' is not chanted in India, will it be raised in Pakistan? Mamata Banerjee gets angry at ''Jai Shri Ram'' slogan, (but) she will herself begin chanting it by the time assembly polls are over," he said.

Earlier in the day, after Shah visited his home in Assam's Chirang district, the self-styled king of the Koch-Rajbongshi, Ananta Rai, said that good days of the community will come soon, hinting at the likelihood of the Scheduled Tribe (ST) status being granted to the community in Assam.