The Citizenship Amendment Act of 2019

1. Before the CAA, wasn't there any provision for granting citizenship of India to non-Muslim refugees?

2. Earlier, if a Muslim refugee had asked for citizenship of India, was there any compulsion on the government to accept his/her demand? Couldn't the government refuse to make him a citizen?

3. If the government already had full authority to grant or not give citizenship to a refugee, what further strength has the government got from this new amendment?

4. Will Muslim refugees never ask for citizenship in India from now? If asked, can he/she get citizenship of India?

5. To date, how many Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Christian, Parsi refugees have been given citizenship? Ask them for data. How many Muslim refugees has India given citizenship in the last 70 years?