New Delhi [India], Oct 10 : The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has issued a clarification to the Assamgovernment on the citizenship status of members of the Gorkha Community living in the State as per the Foreigners Act, 1946. This comes following the representation from the All Assam Gorkha Students’ Union to Home Minister Rajnath Singh recently, as some cases of members of the Gorkhacommunity living in Assam were referred to the Foreigners Tribunals.
In a communication to the government of Assam, the MHAhas listed various provisions to obviate the difficulties faced by Gorkhas in the matter of Indian citizenship.
The MHA stated that the members of the Gorkha community who were Indian citizens at the time of commencement of the Constitution, or those who are Indian citizens by birth, or those who have acquired Indian citizenship by registration or naturalization in accordance with the provisions of The Citizenship Act, 1955 are not “foreigners” in terms of section 2 (a) of The Foreigners Act,1946 as well as The Registration of Foreigners Act,1939, therefore, such cases will not be referred to the Foreigners Tribunals.
It further emphasised that any adult of the Gorkhacommunity holding Nepalese nationality and who has arrived in India by land or air over the Nepal border even without a passport or visa and staying in India for any length of time shall not be treated as an illegal migrant if he/she is in possession of an identity document, namely the Nepalese Passport, Nepalese Citizenship Certificate, voter Identification card issued by the Election Commission of Nepal, limited validity photo-identity certificate issued by Nepalese Mission in India when deemed necessary.
For children between age group of 10-18 years, a photo ID issued by the principal of the school, if accompanied by parents having valid travel documents, would be adequate for them not to be deemed as “foreigners.” No such document is required for children below the age group of 10 years, the communication added citing provisions of India-Nepal Treaty signed in 1950.
It added that the cases of members of Gorkha community falling within the parameters mentioned earlier should not be referred to the Foreigner Tribunals for deciding whether the person is a “foreigner” within the meaning of The Foreigners Act, 1946. The ministry also clarified that only those individuals, who have come from specified territories i.e. territories included in Bangladesh immediately before commencement of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 1985, to the State of Assam, and are not Indian citizens, can be referred to the Foreigners tribunals
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