108 migrants from Pakistan get Indian citizenship

IANS  |  Jodhpur 

A total of 108 migrants from received Indian citizenship here in on Sunday.

distributed the citizenship certificates to the former Pakistanis.

Most of these migrant-turned-Indian citizens were teary eyed when they got the certificates.

The surroundings of the where they were given the certificates echoed with slogans such as "Bharat Mata Ki Jai".

Hindu Singh Soda, of who has played an active role in highlighting the plight of the migrants, said directions to give them citizenship were issued way back in December 2016.

He said some 6,000 people were still awaiting Indian citizenship.

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First Published: Mon, June 18 2018. 13:54 IST