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Section 6A of the Citizenship Act of 1955
October 25 , 2024
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- A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955.
- It permits immigrants from Bangladesh residing in Assam to secure the Indian citizenship.
- The principle of fraternity cannot be selectively applied to one section living in Assam while another lot are labelled “illegal immigrants”.
- The immigrants who entered Assam on or after March 25 of 1971 were liable to be detected, detained and deported.
- Section 6A traces its roots to the political solution of Assam Accord of 1985.
- It mandates that immigrants who entered Assam from Bangladesh prior to January 1, 1966 would be deemed to be Indian citizens.
- Those who entered into the State between January 1, 1966 and March 25, 1971 would be conferred citizenship based on the fulfilment of specific procedures and conditions.
- The Section however barred citizenship to those who entered Assam after March 25, 1971.
- The Pakistani Army had launched Operation Searchlight to curb the Bengali nationalist movement in East Pakistan on March 26, 1971.
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