New Delhi, Aug. 20 -- The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has issued an order specifying that a 2024 government order issued under the Citizenship Act, 1955, will not apply to certain states and Union Territories, including Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab, West Bengal, Assam, Tripura, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.

The MHA order, issued on August 19, was issued under Section 6B of the Citizenship Act, 1955, read with Rule 11A of the Citizenship Rules, 2009.

As per the fresh order, the Central Government's earlier order published by the MHA in the Gazette of India on March 11, 2024, will not apply to Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab, West Bengal, Assam (except tribal areas), Tripura (except tribal areas) and the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir...