Sunday 19 January 2020

2838 Pakistanis, 914 Afghans given citizenship in last 6 yrs: Sitharaman

Amid ongoing nationwide protests against CAA, 2019, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said — "In the last six years, as many as 2838 Pakistani refugees, 914 Afghan refugees, 172 Bangladeshi refugees including Muslims have been given Indian citizenship. From 1964 to 2008, more than 4,00,000 Tamils (from Sri Lanka) have been given Indian citizenship."

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