Claim: 132 Hindu doctors who came from Pakistan obtained Indian citizenship because of the CAA, and have been registered as full time medical practitioners.
Fact-check: These 132 Pakistani Hindus acquired Indian citizenship before the introduction of the CAA - FACTLY
Verdict: firstly, the central government has not yet framed rules under the caa. hence, it unlikely that these 132 pakistanis acquired the indian citizenship under the caa, as claimed. further, the news article referred in the post mentioned that some of them have come to india in 2000s and acquired the indian citizenship in 2016, before the introduction of caa. lastly, as per citizenship act of 1955, not just a pakistani but any other national, belonging to any religion could acquire the indian citizenship, provided they follow the due process prescribed by the act. hence, the claim made in the post is false.
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Chaitanya
Date published: 2023-07-17T04:40:35