Provided that any person belonging to Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi or Christian community from Afghanistan, Bangladesh or Pakistan…

Provided that the Muslim population does not exist

Provided that the constitution has proven it serves a limited purpose

Provided that there is no regard for freedom from religious discrimination

Provided that this is a façade for continued capitalist exploitation

Provided that intoxicating interests of the people are divided

Provided that India has other problems

Provided that the Ministry of Law and Justice serves the interests of the people

Provided that citizenship is a necessity

Provided that protesters internationally have said “No” to CAA

Be it enacted.

Process notes: The document I chose was the Citizenship Amendment Act which amends the 1955 Citizenship Act in India. The amendment created pathways to citizenship for people of various religious descent, but excluded the prominent Muslim population. I went to a talk yesterday on Emergent Global Fascisms (mostly in India) which provided some inspiration. The “provided” and “be it enacted” is from the legislation.