“We had said we will bring CAA. The Congress party opposed CAA. Since Independence it was a promise of the Congress and makers of our Constitution that citizenship will be granted to those persecuted on religious grounds in Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Pakistan, who come (to India). But, due to appeasement and vote-bank politics, Congress party opposed the CAA,” Shah said

With March 31 being the last day of the financial year and banks busy with closing, for them to concentrate and divert energy on curating the bonds is a herculean task

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has pledged to step down if anyone who hasn’t applied for the NRC is given citizenship under the CAA. Protests against the CAA are ongoing in Assam, with concerns about potential population influx. Effigies of PM Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah have been burned in protest. Sarma assures that those who arrived after 2014 won’t be granted citizenship and expects minimal applicants.