New Delhi (NVI): A message with an order doing rounds on social media platforms claimed that the Central government has notified rules for the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
Debunking such claims on social media, the fact check unit of the Government’s Press Information Bureau (PIB) said that the claim is fake and the government has not notified such rules.
“A message claiming that the Central Government has notified rules for the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) is doing the rounds on social media.
#PIBFactCheck: This claim is #Fake. No such rules have been notified by the government and nor do they exist,” PIB tweeted.
A message claiming that the Central Government has notified rules for the Citizenship Amendment Act (#CAA) is doing the rounds on social media. #PIBFactCheck: This claim is #Fake. No such rules have been notified by the government and nor do they exist. pic.twitter.com/xKAQaKwYWc
— PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) November 27, 2020
The viral message circulating on social media read,” In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (eel), of Section 18 of the Citizenship Act 1955 (57 of 1955), the Central Government hereby makes the following Rules, namely – 1. Short Title and commencement —(1) This Rules may be called THE CITIZENSHIP (AAMENDMENT) RULES, 2020. (2) It shall come into force on the date of its publication by Notification in the Official Gazette of India.”
“2. Insertion of new rule SB — After Rule 6 of the Citizenship Rule, 2009, the following rule shall be inserted, namely —”6A. Application for registration under Section 6B of the Citizenship Act 2020, the message also read.
The PIB launched this fact-checking unit in December last year, to check such misinformation and viral fake news related to government’s policies and schemes that are circulating on various social media platforms.
-RJV
