Bhubaneswar, Dec 12 (PTI) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has handed over Indian citizenship certificates to 35 people from Nabarangpur district under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, officials said.

At a special programme organised by the Odisha Census Directorate and the Union Home Ministry on Thursday, Majhi said India’s "traditional values of humanity and asylum" had been revived through the process launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

"This holy legislation has provided a ray of hope and reassurance to minorities persecuted for years," he said.

As per the rules notified on March 11, 2014, minority community members who entered India from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan before December 31, 2014 are eligible for Indian citizenship.

Stating that these 35 people are

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