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Letter to BS: India has the right to have a selective admission policy

Apart from the Citizenship Amendment Bill, I request the home minister to also pass a Natural Indian Citizen Bill, defining a natural Indian

File photo of Home Minister Amit Shah. Photo: PTI
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File photo of Home Minister Amit Shah. Photo: PTI

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The Citizen Amendment Bill is a long overdue step in the right direction. Following partition, Pakistan became the land of the Muslims, but the Hindu-majority India had no qualms about minorities, including Muslims, choosing to stay back. India therefore belongs to these original Indians and their descendants. India has the right to have a selective admission policy. Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists, who want to come back have nowhere else to go except India. 

Apart from the Citizenship Amendment Bill, I request the home minister to also pass a Natural Indian Citizen Bill, defining a natural Indian. A natural Indian is one