With reference to 'The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019', consider the following statements : 1. Its objective is to grant Indian citizenship to persecuted minorities including Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Buddhist, Parsi and Christian from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. 2. The Act provides that the central government may cancel the registration of Person of Indian Origin (PIO) on certain grounds. 3. The Act does not apply to tribal areas of Tripura, Mizoram, Assam and Meghalaya. Which of the above statements is/are correct?

The correct answer is 1 and 3 only . In News Over 140 petitions challenging the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) have been pending for nearly a year in the Supreme Court, leaving petitioners from various walks of life and across the political spectrum deeply disappointed over the delay.​ Key Points The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019: The objective of the CAA is to grant Indian citizenship to persecuted minorities including Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Buddhist, Parsi and Christian from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. Hence statement 1 is correct . Those from these communities who had come to India till December 31, 2014, facing religious persecution in their respective countries, will not be treated as illegal immigrants but given Indian citizenship. The Act provides that the central government may cancel the registration of Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) on certain grounds. Hence statement 2 is incorrect . Exceptions: The Act does not apply to tribal areas of Tripura, Mizoram, Assam and Meghalaya because of being included in the 6th Schedule of the Constitution. Hence statement 3 is correct . Areas that fall under the Inner Limit notified under the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation, 1873, will also be outside the Act’s purview.