Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi on Thursday handed over Indian citizenship certificates to 122 migrants from Pakistan, while Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi distributed certificates to 35 people from Bangladesh under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA) in Ahmedabad and Bhubaneswar, respectively.

In Gujarat , 73 others were handed over certificates as they had applied for it at the Ahmedabad district collector's office, according to PTI citing officials.

He stated that the updated citizenship rules were designed to grant fair recognition to those who had sought shelter in India.

“Muskuraiye, aap ab Bhaarat ke nagrik hain (Smile, you are now citizens of India),” he told the recipients, some of whom shared their emotions during the event.

Sanghavi stated,

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