Assam has granted Indian citizenship to two more applicants under the Citizenship Amendment Act. One of them is a woman, making it the first such case in the state. With this, the total number of people who received citizenship under CAA in Assam has risen to four.
Senior advocate Dharmanand Deb, who handled the cases, confirmed the development. He said the Union Home Ministry issued citizenship certificates to both applicants on Friday. Their citizenship will be effective from their respective dates of entry into India. Authorities have not disclosed their names due to social sensitivity.
The woman applicant is 40 years old and entered India from Bangladesh in 2007. She settled in Assam’s Sribhumi district after marrying a local resident. She applied for citizenship in July last year after CAA rules came into force. Her application initially faced rejection due to jurisdictional confusion following delimitation before the Lok Sabha elections. After refiling, officials approved her case under Sections 5(1)(c) and 6B of the Citizenship Act.
The second applicant is a 61-year-old man who entered India from Bangladesh in 1975 as a minor. He later settled in Silchar, married locally, and raised a family. Authorities granted him citizenship through the naturalisation route.
Advocate Deb said only around 40 people have applied for CAA citizenship in Assam so far. Many applications remain pending or rejected. The low response continues despite earlier protes
