Satya Ranjan Barui, in his mid-60s, is the man of the moment in Malda’s Bhulkimari village for receiving his Indian citizenship certificate under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA). Barui, originally from Narkelbari village in Gopalganj district of Dhaka division of Bangladesh, came as a refugee to India in 1988. “In August 2025, I applied for Indian citizenship under the CAA. I was called for a hearing in the third week of September, and the citizenship certificate was finally issued in the first week of January. “This once again proves that the CAA is meant to provide Indian citizenship to oppressed Hindus from Bangladesh.

Source: The Telegraph January 22, 2026 03:18 UTC