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India has experienced a fair share of refugees from different parts of the world into its jurisdiction since independence.There has been a quite flexible approach while dealing refugees by India.The sole ground of being a refugee brings in a lot of ambiguity in the minds of the persecuted.Their future remains hazy.In this context the experiences in the host country becomes fairly important.Citizenship remains the most contested idea that revolve around the refugees.Recently in India, Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 came into existence with a lot of controversies attached to it.With the gazette notification specifying the set of rules that shall bring this act into implementation mode, it is imperative to know its impact in the domestic politics of the country and how it is going to bring changes in the lives of those persecuted refugees residing in the country since long.The act brought in scope for many refugees in India from three countries to apply for citizenship as per the provisions and eligibility.The present paper examines the act and its relevance.It also identifies the myths and realities accompanied with the statute and how it brought in a rife in the country amongst the largest minority community.
Deepak Tomar (Mon,) studied this question.