01690nam a22001697a 4500999001900000008004100019100003400060245006800094260004500162300003200207520101600239650009001255773004501345906001601390942000701406952010701413  c519696d519696220412b           ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aRatha, Keshab Chandra 932899  aInterpreting citizenship amendment act: Its content and context  aIndian Journal of Public Administration   a67(4), Dec, 2021: p.559-572  aIndia is endowed with a proud history of inclusive government and religious tolerance. Indian citizenship has always been firmly rooted in the country’s constitution, which lays priority on equality, regardless of gender, caste, religion, class, community or language. Attaching citizenship rights to religious affiliation runs counter to the letter and spirit of India’s Constitution and constitutional morality. The major thrust of the present article is to project government’s stance on the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019, constitutional provisions in relation to the Act, thematic arguments of critics and constitutional experts on the matter, multifarious challenges ahead in respect of its implementation, by establishing the fact that any measure taken must remain in conformity with international norms and values and necessity of amending the law to do away with the arbitrary selection of countries and religious groups so that the current agitation can be easily tranquilised. – Reproduced   aCitizenship, Inclusive constitution, Religious persecution, Illegal immigrants930862  aIndian Journal of Public Administration   aCITIZENSHIP  cAR  00102ddc40709393767aIIPAbIIPAd2022-04-12h67(4), Dec, 2021: p.559-572pAR126495r2022-04-12yAR