<p class="title">Nita Kanwar, who migrated to Jodhpur from Sindh in Pakistan nearly a decade back, chasing her dream of a good education and a marriage partner, is now all set to test the electoral waters.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The 36-year-old, who became an Indian citizen only last September, is contesting for the post of the sarpanch from Natwara gram panchayat in Rajasthan's Tonk district.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The elections are on Friday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Her candidature comes in the backdrop of the row over the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).</p>.<p class="bodytext">The amendment makes it easier to get citizenship for Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis, and Christians who entered India before 2015 following religious persecution in three neighbouring countries.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I know only this that CAA is good for those who want a better education and life in India," Nita Kanwar said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">She said she is a Sodha Rajput whose members "cannot marry within their own caste".</p>.<p class="bodytext">That is one reason for many members of the community to migrate to India, mostly Jodhpur.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I had migrated in 2001 for college education and later on found a perfect match," Kanwar said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">She said she had to fight for three years to receive Indian citizenship and it was last September when the Tonk district administration handed over the papers.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Now, I am contesting for sarpanch from Natwara, a general seat reserved for women candidates. I will work for promoting gender equality, women empowerment, and development of villages," she said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Nita Kanwar migrated in 2001 and got her BA degree from Sophia College in Ajmer in 2005 and married Punya Pratap Karan in 2011.</p>.<p class="bodytext">She had migrated with her sister Anjana Sodha, who is also married and settled in Jodhpur. </p>
<p class="title">Nita Kanwar, who migrated to Jodhpur from Sindh in Pakistan nearly a decade back, chasing her dream of a good education and a marriage partner, is now all set to test the electoral waters.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The 36-year-old, who became an Indian citizen only last September, is contesting for the post of the sarpanch from Natwara gram panchayat in Rajasthan's Tonk district.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The elections are on Friday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Her candidature comes in the backdrop of the row over the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).</p>.<p class="bodytext">The amendment makes it easier to get citizenship for Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis, and Christians who entered India before 2015 following religious persecution in three neighbouring countries.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I know only this that CAA is good for those who want a better education and life in India," Nita Kanwar said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">She said she is a Sodha Rajput whose members "cannot marry within their own caste".</p>.<p class="bodytext">That is one reason for many members of the community to migrate to India, mostly Jodhpur.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I had migrated in 2001 for college education and later on found a perfect match," Kanwar said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">She said she had to fight for three years to receive Indian citizenship and it was last September when the Tonk district administration handed over the papers.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Now, I am contesting for sarpanch from Natwara, a general seat reserved for women candidates. I will work for promoting gender equality, women empowerment, and development of villages," she said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Nita Kanwar migrated in 2001 and got her BA degree from Sophia College in Ajmer in 2005 and married Punya Pratap Karan in 2011.</p>.<p class="bodytext">She had migrated with her sister Anjana Sodha, who is also married and settled in Jodhpur. </p>