Guwahati, Sept. 3 -- The Union Home Ministry on Wednesday said that persecuted minorities from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan who crossed over to India without any valid documents will be allowed to stay back.
The communities include Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis, and Christians, and the cut-off date is December 31, 2024.
Those were forced to leave their countries to escape the ordeal and torture due to being minorities.
The Union Home Ministry document reads, "A person belonging to a minority community in Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan - Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians - who were compelled to seek shelter in India due to religious persecution or fear of religious persecution and entered the ...