“The journey of Hindu refugees from Pakistan from statelessness to citizen voters”, First Post, February 6, 2025:

“The Delhi Assembly elections 2025 were a little extraordinary as the turnout of 60.44 per cent included the votes of Hindu refugees from Pakistan as well, marking it the first time they could exercise their right to franchise despite living in the city for decades.

Thanks to the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, as many as 186 Pakistani Hindu refugees were able to cast their votes for the first time in their lives. The law granted these people Indian citizenship, automatically allowing them to vote.

At least 150 Pakistani Hindu refugees got their fingers inked in Delhi’s Majnu Ka Tila after getting their citizenship under CAA last year.

Casting their votes and choosing the right candidate for a better future brought a sense of fulfilment into these people, who, despite spending a considerable part of their lives in India, did not have the right to vote…….”

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