3. Consider the following statements regarding the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019:
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- 1. It seeks to give citizenship to refugees from the Hindu, Christian, Buddhist, Sikh and Zoroastrian communities fleeing religious persecution from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, who came to India before 31st December, 2014.
- 2. Residential requirement for citizenship through naturalization for persons from other countries from the above mentioned is 5 years.
- 3. The Act applies to all States and Union Territories of the country, except Assam, Ladakh and Jammu & Kashmir.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?