Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The district magistrates of 31 districts and the home secretaries of nine states have been given powers to grant Indian citizenship to the Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians coming to the country from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan under the Citizenship Act, 1955. India News | DMs of 31 Districts of 9 States Can Give Citizenship to Non-Muslims from Pak, B desh, Afghanistan.
The row took a political turn after former CM Kumaraswamy ridiculed Hindu activists' attempt to ascertain the history of Malali Masjid through 'Tamboola Prashne'