Referring to the targetting of Hindus and Sikh communities by the Taliban in Afghanistan, Union Minister Hardeep Puri on Sunday said that the ongoing developments in the war-ravaged country explain why the enactment of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) was necessary in India
Taking to micro-blogging site Twitter, Puri expressed his concern about the deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan and wrote, "Recent developments in our volatile neighborhood & the way Sikhs & Hindus are going through a harrowing time are precisely why it was necessary to enact the Citizenship Amendment Act."
The union minister made this remark after it was reported that individuals from the Sikh and Hindu communities had sought shelter at the Karte Parwan Gurdwara in Kabul in view of their targetting by the Taliban .
A large number of People from Afghanistan are fleeing the country after the Taliban took over the reins of power last week. The country's government headed by President Ashraf Ghani was ousted by the Taliban on August 15.
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Many countries, including India, have been trying to evacuate their citizens from the war-torn country as soon as possible. The Kabul airport is currently in a state of disarray as a result of the region's vulnerability.
According to the MEA, the government is committed to ensuring the safe return of all Indian nationals from Afghanistan. The main challenge for travel to and from Afghanistan, is the Kabul airport's operational status.
In three separate flights on Sunday, India brought back nearly 400 people, including 329 of its nationals and two Afghan lawmakers, as part of its efforts to evacuate its citizens from Kabul in the face of the city's deteriorating situation.
The prevailing situation in Afghanistan and the excavation of Citizens has reignited the debate in India on the contentious CAA, which grants Indian citizenship to persecuted Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis, and Christians who arrived in India before the end of December 2014.
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