Hyderabad, March 14 -- After the Indian government notified the rules for the implementation of the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in India, Taliban spokesperson Suhail Shaheen criticised the law, saying it should be for all irrespective of religion. He also denied that there was any persecution of minorities in Afghanistan.

The CAA was originally passed in 2019 to accelerate the process of granting citizenship to non-Muslim people who were purportedly fleeing prosecution from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan. The law was followed by protests amid anti-immigrant sentiments. It was also criticized for being exclusive as it violated the secular principles preserved in the Indian constitution.

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