Suvendu Adhikari

“West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday announced that all pending applications for citizenship under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) in the state would be disposed of within th…”

“23,956 citizenship certificates had been issued so far, including 5,966 certificates over the past 11 weeks since the BJP government assumed office”

“the state has received 2,30,605 applications under the CAA”

“Nadia district has recorded the highest number of beneficiaries with 10,191 citizenship certificates, followed by North 24 Parganas with 8,930 certificates”

“Following discussions with the Union home secretary, the process of delegating legal and administrative powers to district magistrates for the speedy disposal of CAA applications is expected to begin…”