West Bengal to Complete CAA Hearings Soon, Says Suvendu Adhikari

West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said CAA citizenship application hearings in the state will soon conclude, with 23,000 certificates issued among 2.30 lakh applicants. He also announced Governor RN Ravi's approval of a new Act addressing attacks on police and public property damage

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday said that hearings of applications for citizenship under the CAA will soon be over, and so far the state has issued certificates to 23,000 people out of 2.30 lakh applicants. “We will complete hearings for the CAA soon,” Adhikari told a press conference at the state secretariat ‘Nabanna’. The chief minister added that necessary directives have been sent to the authorities.

He further said that Governor RN Ravi has given his nod for the new Act enabling arrest of those attacking police, cost recovery for public property damage, and a notification was issued in this regard during the day. The CM was referring to the West Bengal Public Safety and Control of Anti-Social Activities Bill, 2026, which was passed by the assembly recently.

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