Modi government grants citizenship to 12 Hindu refugees from Bangladesh under CAA. These families fled religious persecution decades ago, crossing into India with nothing but faith that India would protect them. After years of living without identity, unable to access basic rights like jobs, passports, or ration cards, they finally received their citizenship certificates in West Bengal this week.
For these refugees, mostly from the Matua community, the struggle lasted generations. They arrived with no documents, only the belief that India was their true home. Without citizenship papers, they could not apply for government jobs, buy property, or even get treated in hospitals. Political leaders from TMC, CPM, and Congress opposed granting them citizenship for decades. They lived in constant fear of deportation, forced to prove their identity with impossible-to-obtain pre-1971 documents.
The breakthrough came through the Citizenship Amendment Act rules notified in 2024. BJP opened help desks and camps across Nadia, Cooch Behar, and border districts, assisting thousands in filling CAA forms and verifying details. The government fast-tracked applications, and recipients no longer have to justify their identity or live in fear.
A North 24 Parganas resident who received citizenship said they were harassed by railway police, passport offices, and education authorities. He thanked Prime Minister Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah for finally granting refugees dignity after 75 years of displacement. BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya said this was justice for those persecuted in East Bengal while other parties tried to legitimize illegal migrants for votes.
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