Two persons, including a woman, were granted Indian citizenship under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) in Assam, taking the total number of beneficiaries under the Act in the state to four, their lawyer said on Sunday.
Senior advocate Dharmananda Deb, a former member of the Foreigners’ Tribunal in Silchar, said this marked the first time a woman had been granted citizenship under the Act in the northeastern state.
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According to Deb, the 40-year-old woman entered India from Bangladesh in 2007 and had been residing in Sribhumi district, while the 61-year-old man came to India in 1975 and had been living in Cachar district.
The Ministry of Home Affairs issued the citizenship certificates on Friday. Deb said the citizenship of both individuals was deemed effective from the date of their entry into India. He declined to disclose their identities, citing concerns over possible social harassment.
