Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019 [Analysis]
WHAT IS CITIZENSHIP? Citizenship to be understood we need to first understand what citizen means. MODES OF ACQUISTION of citizenship are mentioned under THE CITIZENSHIP ACT 1955. DEFINITION OF CITIZENSHIP or what citizen means IS NOT MENTIONED ANYWHERE hence we rely on dictionary meaning which states “a person who is legally recognized as a member of a country.” The term citizenship refers to the enjoyment of full membership of a state in which a citizen; enjoys civil and political rights. It can be determined as a legal relationship of an individual with a particular state which is expressed by pledging his loyalty towards state and by carrying out duties like paying taxes, serving in the army during need, respecting national principles and values etc. So to establish there is thin line of difference between nationality & citizenship. The nationality is an ethnic or racial concept. On the other hand, citizenship is a legal or juristic concept. The nationality of...