Inner Line Permit (ILP)

CITIZENSHIP & VOTING RIGHTS: SC MANDATES DUE PROCESS FOR CAA APPLICANTS

The Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 fast-tracks citizenship for select non-Muslim migrants. While projected as humanitarian, critics argue it violates Article 14, weakens secularism, clashes with the Assam Accord, and heightens fears of exclusion when linked with a nationwide NRC.