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Consider the following statements regarding the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019:
1) The Act allows the specified class of illegal migrants to apply for citizenship by naturalization after the five years of residency in India.
2) The provisions of the Bill are applicable across the country.
3) The cutoff date for the immigration is on or before December 31, 2014.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Asked in BPSC AEDO Phase-II (General Studies) · 2026
Citizenship · Indian Polity
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