BJP Rajhya Sabha (Upper House) Member of Parliament Subramanian Swamy said on Thursday that Musharraf could be granted fast-track citizenship as he was from Daryaganj (New Delhi) and was being persecuted.
The BJP leader’s comments have come at a time when General Musharraf has been awarded a death sentence by a special court in the high treason case.
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The Indian MP’s comments also come amid the passage of the Indian Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 (CAA), which gives citizenship to non-Muslims facing persecution in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan.
Swamy further added that in a new CAA to come, citizenship could also be granted to self-acknowledged descendants of Hindus.