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Al Jazeera Staff

HISTORICAL FACTS: Why is india s citizenship amendment act so controversial - Caught on Camera

Students protest against the CAA in Guwahati, Assam [Anupam Nath/AP]

The Indian government on Monday announced the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), a law that was passed by parliament in 2019 but was not enforced until now.

This decision on the CAA – whose passage in parliament had set off protests across the country five years ago over allegations of an anti-Muslim bias – comes weeks before Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks a third term in office through national elections.

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