800 Pakistani Hindus left India after failing to obtain citizenship, says advocacy group

About 800 Hindu Pakistanis in rajasthan, who Came to India for citizenship on the basics of Religious persecution has returned to the neighboring country in 2021, according to Seemant Lok Sangathan (SLS), a group who defends for Rights of Immigrants from Pakistani minorities in India. Many of They returned to Pakistan after them found It was not there progress in Citizenship application.

Once they return, Pakistani agencies use them to defame India. They are shown in front of media And made “They’ve been mistreated here,” said Hindu Singh Soudha, head of SLS.

Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) initiated online Citizenship application process in 2018. is also made 16 collectors in Seven countries accept online Citizenship applications for Hindus, Christians, Sikhs, Parsis, Jains and Buddhists from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh.

In May 2021, MHA enabled 13 more county collectors in Five states – Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Haryana and Punjab – to award citizenship certificates to applicants belonging to six Societies under Section 5 (Registration) and Section 6 (Naturalization) of Citizenship Act 1955.

Although the whole process onlineThe portal Does not accept forcibly expired Pakistani passports people Seeking asylum to rush to the Pakistani High Commission in Delhi to renew their passports for Huge amount. “if it was family of Ten, then they finish up spending more From $1 lakh at High Commission of Pakistan for passport renewal. these people Come to India Central great financial Difficulties and cough up such a height amount of money Impossible,” Mr. Singh, who Based on in Jodhpur said.

According to Mr. Singh, other than submission onlineApplicants must submit documents to collectors in Physical situation, a file added critical.

Ministry of Interior Affairs official They said they were checking online system.

Inform MHA Rajya Sabha on December 22, 2021 that according to online Module, up to 10,635 applications for Nationality was suspended with Ministry on December 14 of As 7,306 applicants were from Pakistan. According to Mr. Singh, there are 25,000 Hindu Pakistanis in Rajasthan alone who They were waiting for citizenship, some for more of two decades. Many of They applied it in Offline mode.

In 2015, the MHA amended the rules of citizenship and legalization of residency of Foreign immigrants belonging to six Communities, who I entered India on or before December 2014 due to persecution on Reasons of Debt exempting them from judgments of Passport Law and Foreigners Law where their passports have expired.

asylum seekers in India come either on Long-term Visas (LTV) or Hajj visas. LTVs, given for Five years, a prelude to citizenship.

Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government in In 2011, he decided to award long-term contracts to hundreds of Hindus and Sikhs who They came to India under the pretext of religious persecution in Pakistan. came a lot on Pilgrim visas and continue to stay here after they expire of their passports. According to MHA data, the number of The LTV given to Pakistani Hindus from 2011 to 2014 was worth 14,726. Also according to MHA data, more Over 600 LTVs awarded to Pakistani Hindus from November 2021 to February this year year.

The government A total of 8,244 applications were received for Citizenship from six Minority sects from the three neighborhood countries in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021.

The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) 2019 aims to benefit undocumented (illegal) immigrants from six oppressed societies in The Three Neighbors countries who You entered India before December 31, 2014, and have not yet entered force Like rules The governing law has not yet been notified by the ministry. The Civil Aviation Authority could have helped legal immigrants from minorities in fastKeep track of their apps reduced Mandatory condition of 11 years of total residence in India to five years to be eligible for Citizenship, though many who Wait for the nationality and they arrived via Its legal path already spend more from 11 years old in India.