Ahmedabad: Gujarat’s Minister of State for Home, Harsh Sanghavi yesterday, handed over the citizenship certificate to 40 Hindu refugees from Pakistan in the Ahmedabad Collectors’ office.

“जहाँ डाल डाल पर सोने की
चिड़िया करती है बसेरा
वो भारत देश है मेरा”

अहमदाबाद जिले में किसी कारणवश कई वर्षो पूर्व स्थानांतरित हुए भारतीय समुदाय के नागरिकों को आज भारत का “नागरिकता पत्र” प्रदान किया गया।

हम सभी भारतवासी एक है, और हमारी एकता ही हमारी शक्ति है। pic.twitter.com/ZIoBujMzCv

— Harsh Sanghavi (@sanghaviharsh) August 22, 2022

Minister informed in a tweet that the Collectors office has given citizenship certificates to 1032 refugees since 2016. While welcoming the new citizens Sanghavi said, “You will be entitled to all the civic rights given to Indian citizens and will benefit from various developmental schemes.”

In a video tweeted by Sanghavi, A young Divyang girl named Ruhi got emotional after receiving the citizenship certificate and hugged the home minister of state.

“भारतीय होना गर्व की बात है”

Must watch video ✌️ pic.twitter.com/qV3wIvceNg

— Harsh Sanghavi (@sanghaviharsh) August 23, 2022

मुस्कुराइए, अब आप भारत के नागरिक है🙏 pic.twitter.com/azyEnezSVA

— Harsh Sanghavi (@sanghaviharsh) August 22, 2022

Earlier this month 24 Pakistani refugees were given citizenship in Rajkot.

40 Pakistani Hindus given citizenship of India in Ahmedabad district collector office today in presence of MoS Home Harsh Sanghavi. Since 2017 this office has granted Indian citizenship to 1032 Pakistani Hindu refugees after prescribed process. pic.twitter.com/arQN3CCWav

— DeshGujarat (@DeshGujarat) August 22, 2022

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