India Citizenship Act could leave some stateless

The India Elections are coming up and Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party are looking for their third term.

Modi who runs on a Hindu Nationalist platform is attempting refuse citizenships of Indian born and migrant Muslims in attempt to garner more Hindu votes, by using the Citizens Amendment Act.  However the effects of this act has far reaching consequences, and already has caused the death of many from demonstrations and unrest.

Image: Image Shutterstock -Talukdar David

Produced By: Dominic Giles

Featured In Story: Aviroop Gupta PhD Candidate at Curtin University

First aired on The Wire, Wednesday 20 March 2024

DATE POSTED
Wednesday 20th of March, 2024

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