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Recently, the Ministry of Home Affairs stated that over 1.6 lakh Indians gave up their Indian Citizenship in 2021.
Key Points:
About
Citizenship:
- Articles 5 to 11 of Indian Constitution, under Part II deals with citizenship.
- Though, they do not contain any permanent or any detalied provisions regarding citizenship.
- Part II only recognises the persons who became Indian citizens on January 26, 1950.
- Further, it does not touch the issue of acquisition or loss of citizenship.
- It empowers the Parliament to enact a law to provide for such matters and any other matter relating to citizenship.
- Though the Indian Constitution is federal and envisages a dual polity (Centre and states), it provides for only a single citizenship.
General Reasons for renouncing Citizenship:
- For Better Jobs and living conditions
- Climate change
- Unfavourable political situations
- Educational opportunities for children
What is ‘Naturalisation’ through which one can acquire Indian Citizenship?
- A person can become a citizen by naturalisation if he/she is ordinarily resident of India throughout twelve years preceding the date of application and 11 years in the aggregate.
- Further, if he fulfills all qualifications in the third schedule of the Citizenship Act.
How does the citizenship become invalid?
- Any citizen of India, who by registration, naturalisation or otherwise voluntarily takes the citizenship of another country, shall cease to be an Indian citizen upon such acquisition.
- Cases of termination or cessation of citizenship will be determined ultimately by courts of law.
Conclusion:
- Indian Constitution, like that of Canada, has introduced the system of single citizenship and provided citizens uniform rights (except in a few cases) for the Indian people to encourage the feel of brotherhood and unity among them and to build an integrated Indian nation.
- Despite this, India has witnessed communal riots, class conflicts, caste wars, linguistic clashes ethnic disputes.
- Thus, the ambitious goal of the Constitution makers to build a united and integrated Indian nation has not been fully realised.
Articles Related to Citizenship at a Glance:
| Article No. | Subject Matter |
| 5 | Citizenship at the commencement of the Constitution |
| 6 | Rights of citizenship of certain persons who have migrated to India from Pakistan |
| 8 | Rights of citizenship of certain persons of Indian origin residing outside India |
| 9 | Persons voluntarily acquiring citizenship of a foreign State not to be citizens |
| 11 | Parliament to regulate the right of citizenship by law |
