New Delhi, May 3 -- Union Home Minster Amit Shah has said that the process of granting citizenship under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) will start in this month (May 2024).

In an interview to a TV news channel, Shah said that applications for citizenship under the CAA will come in. The applications are being scrutinized according to the rules. And I think, before the elections, before the last phase, the process of giving citizenship will start".

Reacting to a question on some opposition leaders claiming that CAA will be repealed, Shah said, "Neither will they come to power nor will Article 370 come back. Neither will they come to power nor will CAA be repealed. They also know this."

"As long as there is even a single MP of Bharat...