Home Ministry seeks additional three months to frame CAA rules

The Home Ministry has sought an additional three months' time for framing rules of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), officials said on August 2^nd, 2020.

The plea was made before the Department Related Standing Committee for Subordinate Legislation as according to the Manual on Parliamentary Work, the rules for any legislation should be framed within six months of the presidential assent or an extension must be sought.

The controversial CAA was passed by Parliament nearly eight months ago and had led to protests in different parts of the country. The act seeks to grant India Citizenship to Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Christians, Persis and Budhists of Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh, who have become victims of religious persecution and entered into India on or before December 31^st, 2020.

The controversial Citizenship Amendment Bill was passed by the parliament on December 10^th, 2020 and the President of India had given his assent to the legislation on December 12^th, 2020. This had drawn controversy across the country especially in Assam.

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The home ministry's move came after the panel enquired about the status of the rules for the CAA. The committee is likely to accept the request, the official said.

Clashes between pro and anti-CAA groups had spiraled into communal riots in Northeast Delhi early this year which had left at least 53 people dead and around 200 injured.

The Manual on Parliamentary Work states that, "statutory rules, regulations and bye-laws will be framed within a period of six months from the date on which the relevant statute came into force".

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