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20 Afghan Sikhs get citizenship under CAA

Phagwara, Aug 14 (UNI) Twenty Sikhs from Afghanistan have been granted Indian citizenship under the “Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), an official said on Wednesday.
These 20 persons were part of the first group of Afghan Sikhs who had applied for citizenship online nearly 100 days ago, the official said.
Senior BJP leader Sukhminderpal Singh Grewal praised the Union government and said the applications of these Sikhs were pending since 2010.
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