Pakistani Hindus to get Indian citizenship in Ahmedabad

  • | Wednesday | 20th June, 2018

AHMEDABAD: In a significant step, Ahmedabad collector Vikrant Pandey will hand over citizenship documents to 90 applicants from Ahmedabad on Friday. A majority are Hindus from Pakistan. These applicants are categorised as minorities in Bangladesh and Pakistan.In all, Ahmedabad district leads in the country in granting citizenships certificates; 320 individuals have got them so far, a majority of whom are Hindus from Pakistan.An official release from Ahmedabad collectorate states:“As per a gazette of the Indian Government dated December 23, 2016, district collectors of Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar and Kutch have been empowered to confer citizenship on minority communities of Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan (Hindu, Jains, Parsi, Sikh, Buddhists, and Christians) within two years of the gazette (notification).”Between July and November last year, several Hindus and Sindhi community members from Pakistan were granted Indian citizenship Nandlal Meghani, Dr Vishandas Mankani and Kishanlal Andani were among the 114 Pakistani citizens who have been following up with central and state officials for Indian citizenship certificates.

AHMEDABAD: In a significant step, Ahmedabad collector Vikrant Pandey will hand over citizenship documents to 90 applicants from Ahmedabad on Friday. A majority are Hindus from Pakistan. These applicants are categorised as minorities in Bangladesh and Pakistan.In all, Ahmedabad district leads in the country in granting citizenships certificates; 320 individuals have got them so far, a majority of whom are Hindus from Pakistan.An official release from Ahmedabad collectorate states:“As per a gazette of the Indian Government dated December 23, 2016, district collectors of Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar and Kutch have been empowered to confer citizenship on minority communities of Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan (Hindu, Jains, Parsi, Sikh, Buddhists, and Christians) within two years of the gazette (notification).”Between July and November last year, several Hindus and Sindhi community members from Pakistan were granted Indian citizenship Nandlal Meghani, Dr Vishandas Mankani and Kishanlal Andani were among the 114 Pakistani citizens who have been following up with central and state officials for Indian citizenship certificates.

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