CAA: Over 32,000 ‘refugees’ identified in UP, says BJP Minister

Lucknow:  The Uttar Pradesh government has already started the process of identifying people upon whom the newly formed citizenship law is to be enacted.
Though the procedure of this identification hasn’t been revealed, thousands have been recognized as ‘refugees’.
“In the first list, over 32,000 refugees have been identified in 21 districts of the state and the exercise is going on in the entire state as per the information I have from the state Home Department,” Shrikant Sharma told PTI.
“The notification for the CAA (by the Centre) has been issued and all-district magistrates in UP have been asked to collect data,” Sharma added.
The controversial Citizenship Amendment Act or CAA came into force through a gazette notification three days ago, but rules for implementing it have not yet been framed.
“We are not hurrying through this. We have just about started. Once the act has been notified, we need to get moving, right?” Shrikant Sharma, Uttar Pradesh minister and government spokesperson told NDTV.