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India builds detention camps for up to 1.9M people not on citizens register

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I found this image that seems to sum it up https://i.redd.it/52yh38os3b541.jpg

It's as genuine as the Russian propaganda being spread in the US. The only difference is that it's Pakistan spreading the propaganda here.

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If Muslims are not persecuted in similar ways why not open the refugee status to such cases if they may arise? Why bar them on basis of religion?

Because India was partioned in 1947 on religious basis. Pak and Bangladesh, which are Islamic countries, can take care of Islamic refugees.

Why does India have to do anything at all? There are other countries ready to help people of all religions, Christian, Hindu, Muslim alike.

Re: India builds detention camps for up to 1.9M people not on citizens register

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If Muslims are not persecuted in similar ways why not open the refugee status to such cases if they may arise? Why bar them on basis of religion?

How can Muslims be religiously persecuted in countries with Islam as their state religion? Note that the amendment only deals with only religious persecution. Other forms of persecution, which could be sectarian, linguistic, ethnic, political etc. are not covered by the amendment.

If a Muslim wishes to reject the teachings of Islam and live a life free of Islam, how would India help them? Ex-Muslims are murdered all the time in Islamic countries. The persecution is religious and the person is of a Muslim origin. Go on.

Re: India builds detention camps for up to 1.9M people not on citizens register

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It's as genuine as the Russian propaganda being spread in the US. The only difference is that it's Pakistan spreading the propaganda here.

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Your statement goes completely against Indian election results.

Re-electing somebody with such a huge majority clearly states, people of India are happy with present government.

Don't put up your propaganda as voice Indians.

Being an Indian, I'm very happy with BJP, and I'm not Hindu.

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Now you are going against the constitutioon itself, I don't think anypoint replying to you with facts.

I'm not going against the Constitution. I respect it the way it is. I'm simply stating that things are never as simple as they seem.

Throughout this thread you have commented lies about the partition and India as a religion based country. India was not and is not a country based on religion. You cannot be more wrong about it. Pakistan chose to be a Islamic Republic while India had all different kinds of people wanted to live as a free country after the British left. Religion was the last thing on anyone's mind. The freedom struggle was lead by people of all faiths regardless of their beliefs focusing on uniting India, not dividing it on the basis of religion.

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Your statement goes completely against Indian election results. Re-electing somebody with such a huge majority clearly states, people of India are happy with present government. Don't put up your propaganda as voice Indians. Being an Indian, I'm very happy with BJP, and I'm not Hindu.

> and I'm not Hindu.

Must be a Hindu atheist

Re: India builds detention camps for up to 1.9M people not on citizens register

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For all the messy comments against Indian government, To make things clear. CAB (Citizenship Amendment Bill) made for illegal migrants from Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh (Three Islamic countries). Who is an illegal migrant: Anybody who came to India after 1971 from these countries. To whom does this rule apply: Illegal migrants who entered India till 2014. What does it say: If one came to India before 2014 and st…

The problem is many have been living for generations without any documentation. How are they supposed to prove?

As clearly said before, If one is living in India for more than 11 years, under CAB they will be considered as Indian citizens.

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So just take revenge on Muslims who had been born in this country and calling it their motherland?

This law doesn't apply to them. This applies to refugees from neighboring countries. What is wrong with that?

True. Nothing wrong in being a bigot.

Re: India builds detention camps for up to 1.9M people not on citizens register

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For all the messy comments against Indian government, To make things clear. CAB (Citizenship Amendment Bill) made for illegal migrants from Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh (Three Islamic countries). Who is an illegal migrant: Anybody who came to India after 1971 from these countries. To whom does this rule apply: Illegal migrants who entered India till 2014. What does it say: If one came to India before 2014 and st…

What a sham. Saying that "it only applies to illegal immigrants" is bullshit

1. NRC = prove that your ancestors were here before 1951 by records. Which most Indian people (of any religion) can't. So most people will be left out of the citizenship registry.

2. CAA = if you're not a citizen, but a Hindu, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi, Sikh or Christian, you get citizenship. (excluding Muslims)

So effectively, it says, if you're not Muslim, you get citizenship. If you're Muslim you go to detention camp.

Cut the crap.

Re: India builds detention camps for up to 1.9M people not on citizens register

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The problem is many have been living for generations without any documentation. How are they supposed to prove?

As clearly said before, If one is living in India for more than 11 years, under CAB they will be considered as Indian citizens.

It seems to be pretty much aimed at reducing muslim citizenship, because of how it treats people from different religions and the clear preference for hindu in the government. Do you any response for that? It seems analogous to the us muslim ban.
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