Shah meets Afghan Sikh refugees in Delhi as part of BJP's door-to-door CAA campaign

As a part of BJP's door-to-door campaign to "create awareness" on the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), Union Home Minister Amit Shah met Sikh refugees from Afghanistan living in Amar Colony area in Delhi. The campaign will conclude on January 15.

New Delhi:UnionHome Minister Amit Shah on Sunday met Sikh refugees from Afghanistan living in Amar Colony area in Delhi, as a part of BJP's door-to-door campaign to "create awareness" on the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA).

Shah distributed pamphlets amongst the residents of the area as a part of the campaign.

"We came from Afghanistan 31 years ago. We thank the government for enacting the Citizenship Amendment Act. We saw what happened in Nankana Sahib in Pakistan. We were suffering in the same manner in Afghanistan," a Sikh refugee from Afghanistan told media.

"We came from Kabul in 1989. We are very thankful to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah. We request the government to let our shops be reopened in Amar Colony which were sealed," Gurdeep Singh, another Sikh refugee said.

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In a bid to "dispel rumours" against the CAA, the BJP has launched a campaign to generate awareness among the general public regarding the citizenship law.

Starting from today, the campaign will conclude on January 15.

As part of its programme, the BJP has launched a toll-free number 8866288662 for people to give missed calls to register their endorsement of the law.

The CAA grants Indian citizenship to refugees from Hindu, Christian, Sikh, Buddhist and Parsi communities fleeing religious persecution from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh who entered India on or before December 31, 2014.