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100			_aRatha, Keshab Chandra _932899
245			_aInterpreting citizenship amendment act: Its content and context
260			_aIndian Journal of Public Administration
300			_a67(4), Dec, 2021: p.559-572
520			_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
650			_aCitizenship, Inclusive constitution, Religious persecution, Illegal immigrants _930862
773			_aIndian Journal of Public Administration
906			_aCITIZENSHIP
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