The correct answer is (c), Sikkim.
The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA) is an Act of the Parliament of India which amends the Citizenship Act of 1955. The Act provides for the citizenship of certain classes of immigrants from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan, who entered India on or before 31 December 2014. The Act has been widely criticized for being discriminatory against Muslims and for violating the secular principles of the Indian Constitution.
The Sikkim government has decided that no âGorkhaâ citizen will be prosecuted under the CAA. The decision was taken after a meeting of the state cabinet on 20 December 2019. The cabinet said that the CAA is “unconstitutional and discriminatory” and that it will not be implemented in Sikkim.
The decision of the Sikkim government has been welcomed by the Gorkha community in the state. The Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM), the main political party of the Gorkhas, has said that the decision is a victory for the Gorkhas.
The decision of the Sikkim government is likely to have implications for the implementation of the CAA in other parts of the country. The CAA is facing legal challenges in several courts and it is not clear whether it will be implemented in its entirety. The decision of the Sikkim government shows that the CAA is not universally accepted and that there is opposition to it in some parts of the country.
The other options are incorrect because:
- Assam is one of the states that has been most affected by the CAA. The state government has said that it will not implement the CAA and that it will challenge it in court.
- Manipur is another state that has been affected by the CAA. The state government has said that it will not implement the CAA and that it will consult with the people of the state before taking any decision.
- Nagaland is a state that has been exempted from the CAA. The state government has said that it will not implement the CAA because it is not applicable to the state.