The MHA said all data including personal must be obtained and processed fairly and lawfully.
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The Act provides citizenship on the basis of religion to six undocumented non-Muslim communities from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh
The Home Ministry has sought an extension of three months to frame the rules of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, a contentious legislation that was passed by Parliament more than six months ago.
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The Ministry informed a parliamentary committee on subordinate legislation about the delay, after the former wrote to it seeking the status of the CAA rules. Without rules being notified, the CAA cannot be implemented or come into force.
A senior government official confirmed that the Ministry has sought more time but did not specify the reasons for the delay.
The Hindu reported on July 20 that the Home Ministry had neither notified the CAA r