Strong possibility of Citizenship Amendment Bill creating division among different castes: Assam Speaker
5 years ago

Strong possibility of Citizenship Amendment Bill creating division among different castes: Assam Speaker

India Today  

Assam Assembly Speaker Hitendra Nath Goswami on Thursday said doubts expressed over the Citizenship Bill are not baseless, and there is a strong possibility of it creating division if implemented. In a statement, Goswami appealed to the Central government to take necessary steps to redress the anger and grievances of the people of Assam. "There is a strong possibility of creating division among different castes, communities and languages if this act is implemented," he said. "I appeal to the Central government to take necessary steps to redress the anger and grievances of the people of Assam and particularly the younger generation of the state," said Goswami, who is a BJP MLA.

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Supreme Court Rules on Section 6A of Citizenship Act: A Historical Perspective
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court Rules on Section 6A of Citizenship Act: A Historical Perspective

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court of India has upheld Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1985, which granted deemed citizenship to those who entered Assam from areas in erstwhile East Pakistan before 1966. However, the provision was struck down because it created a system of registration for immigrants from 1971 to 1976, who had to be declared foreigners by a tribunal before …

Supreme Court Rules on Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955: A Historic Decision on Migration and Citizenship in Assam
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court Rules on Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955: A Historic Decision on Migration and Citizenship in Assam

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court has ruled in a 4-1 decision on Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955, which allows people who came to Assam on or after January 1, 1966, and before March 25, 1971, and residing in the state to register as Indian citizens after a hiatus of 10 years. The majority view has found the provision to be …

Tamil Nadu will not implement Citizenship Amendment Act, says CM MK Stalin
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu will not implement Citizenship Amendment Act, says CM MK Stalin

Live Mint  

A day after the Union government, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi notified the rules of the Citizenship Amendment Act, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Tuesday said that the CAA will not be implemented in the state. Hence, "the Tamil Nadu government will not give any opportunity in any manner to implement the CAA in Tamil Nadu," he …

Citizenship Amendment Act will not be implemented in most tribal areas in Northeastern states, here's why
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Citizenship Amendment Act will not be implemented in most tribal areas in Northeastern states, here's why

India TV News  

Citizenship Amendment Act: The Citizenship Act, 2019, which came into effect on Monday, will not be implemented in most tribal areas across Northeastern states, including those designated with special status under the 6th Schedule of the Constitution. "The tribal areas, where autonomous councils were created under the 6th Schedule of the Constitution, were also exempted from the purview of the …

Central government implements Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA)
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Central government implements Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA)

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The ministry of home affairs has notified the Citizenship Amendment Act's rules today, paving the way for the law's implementation across the country. I want to thank PM Narendra Modi, home minister Amit Shah for providing assistance to our brothers who have come from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan.They will now get citizenship". "Union Home Minister Amit Shah had …

What is Citizen Amendment Act?
9 months, 4 weeks ago

What is Citizen Amendment Act?

India Today  

The much-debated Citizenship Act, ratified in 2019, has recently seen its regulations officially unveiled, just as the country gears up for upcoming elections. Specifically, an immigrant must have resided in India for at least one year in the preceding 12 months and a cumulative total of at least five years within the past 14 years. This exemption extends to specific …

Asaduddin Owaisi reacts to CAA rules report, says 'grave injustice, especially to Muslims...'
1 year ago

Asaduddin Owaisi reacts to CAA rules report, says 'grave injustice, especially to Muslims...'

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Reacting to a report saying the Citizenship Act's rules would be notified before the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, AIMIM chief Asadduddin Owaisi said on Wednesday that it will be a grave injustice to the marginalised communities, especially Muslims. CPI general secretary Sitaram Yechury claimed the Centre was attempting to foment communal polarization ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. …

Assam Accord : Supreme Court Reserves Judgement On Pleas Challenging Constitutional Validity Of Section 6A Of Citizenship Act
1 year ago

Assam Accord : Supreme Court Reserves Judgement On Pleas Challenging Constitutional Validity Of Section 6A Of Citizenship Act

Live Law  

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court reserved its judgement in the batch of petitions challenging Section 6A of the Citizenship Act 1955 today. Section 6A of the Citizenship Act 1955 allows foreign migrants of Indian origin, who came to Assam after the 1st January, 1966 but before the 25th March, 1971, to seek Indian citizenship. During the proceedings, Solicitor …

Citizenship Act hearing | Government needs latitude to make peace, says CJI
1 year, 1 month ago

Citizenship Act hearing | Government needs latitude to make peace, says CJI

The Hindu  

Noting that the government should be given leeway if a ‘compromise’ is necessary to save the nation, Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud said the Assam Accord of 1985 and the new citizenship regime which followed in its wake might have been an “adjustment” reached by the Rajiv Gandhi government to calm the waves of violent anti-immigrant protests that rolled …

Assam illegal immigrants | Supreme Court postpones hearing on challenge to Section 6A of Citizenship Act to December 5
1 year, 2 months ago

Assam illegal immigrants | Supreme Court postpones hearing on challenge to Section 6A of Citizenship Act to December 5

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned a scheduled Constitution Bench hearing on a series of petitions challenging the constitutionality of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955, to December 5. Section 6A was a special provision inserted into the 1955 Act in furtherance of a Memorandum of Settlement called the ‘Assam Accord’ signed on August 15, 1985 by the then …

Assam Accord : Supreme Court CB To Set Hearing Schedule In Challenge Against Section 6A Citizenship Act On 1st November
2 years, 4 months ago

Assam Accord : Supreme Court CB To Set Hearing Schedule In Challenge Against Section 6A Citizenship Act On 1st November

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, on Wednesday,posted the hearing of the pleas challenging the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act inserted by way of an amendment in 1985 in furtherance of the Assam Accord on 1st November, 2022.The bench will set out directions for scheduling the hearing dates on November 1.Senior Advocate, Ms. Indira Jaising had apprised the Constitution. …

Assam Assembly Election 2021 | CAA will be implemented after polls, says BJP chief
3 years, 9 months ago

Assam Assembly Election 2021 | CAA will be implemented after polls, says BJP chief

The Hindu  

Assam BJP president Ranjeet Kumar Dass has said his party will implement the Citizenship Act after the three-phase Assembly elections in the State ending on April 6. The CAA offers fast-track citizenship to non-Muslims who allegedly fled religious persecution in three neighbouring countries and took refuge in India by December 31, 2014. “The BJP leaders may be keeping quiet on …

Vote for Constitution-upholding candidates: Assam Christian Forum
3 years, 9 months ago

Vote for Constitution-upholding candidates: Assam Christian Forum

The Hindu  

The Assam Christian Forum, representing all denominations of the church in the State, has appealed to the people to vote for candidates who work for an inclusive and secular society and uphold the Constitution. The Act seeks to fast-track the citizenship of non-Muslims who reportedly fled religious persecution in Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan and took refuge in India till December …

Citizenship (Amendment) Act: The law sans rules?
4 years, 5 months ago

Citizenship (Amendment) Act: The law sans rules?

India Today  

In a Republic based on the rule of law, some laws do not have rules. An RTI application has revealed that the controversial Citizenship Act is now law but the parliamentary panel tasked with scrutinising the rules of the Act hasn’t got them from the Union Home Ministry. According to norms, the home ministry should frame rules and send it …

Chandra Shekhar Azad, Swami Agnivesh & Wajahat Habibullah Move SC Against CAA-NPR-NRC [Read Petition]
4 years, 11 months ago

Chandra Shekhar Azad, Swami Agnivesh & Wajahat Habibullah Move SC Against CAA-NPR-NRC [Read Petition]

Live Law  

Leader of Bhim Army Chandra Shekhar Aazad, social activist Swami Agnivesh and former CIC Wajahat Habibullah along with three others have moved the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019. "the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 is a sinister precursor to the National Population Register and the National Register of Citizens which are tools for identification …

Citizenship Amendment Act comes into effect from Jan. 10
4 years, 11 months ago

Citizenship Amendment Act comes into effect from Jan. 10

The Hindu  

The Ministry of Home Affairs issued a notification on Friday that the provisions of the Citizenship Act, 2019 will come into force from January 10 onwards. The CAA passed by Parliament on December 11 provides citizenship to six undocumented non-Muslim communities from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh who entered India on or before December 31, 2014. “In exercise of the powers …

States must implement Citizenship Act: Ravi Shankar Prasad
5 years ago

States must implement Citizenship Act: Ravi Shankar Prasad

The Hindu  

Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday said States had a constitutional duty to implement laws passed by Parliament. State governments that had announced that they would not implement the Citizenship Act should seek appropriate legal opinion on constitutional provisions, he said. The Law Minister said the governments which claim they would not allow the CAA or were getting …

Citizenship Amendment Act gives no parameters to measure religious persecution; political will needed to mitigate fear among Assamese
5 years ago

Citizenship Amendment Act gives no parameters to measure religious persecution; political will needed to mitigate fear among Assamese

Firstpost  

When the Act says that the persecuted minorities will be given citizenship, it makes one wonder how the level of persecution would be measured. The Assam Accord, signed on 15 August 1985, included the promise by the Central government that it would ensure “constitutional, legislative and administrative safeguards…to protect, preserve and promote the cultural, social, linguistic identity and heritage of …

Citizenship Amendment Act protests Updates: Modi's assurance on NRC hollow, says Pinarayi Vijayan; Gujarat BJP to launch campaign to clear 'misconceptions'
5 years ago

Citizenship Amendment Act protests Updates: Modi's assurance on NRC hollow, says Pinarayi Vijayan; Gujarat BJP to launch campaign to clear 'misconceptions'

Firstpost  

9:04 AM Whatsapp Facebook Twitter CAA concerns all Indians, not just Muslims, AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi The fight against the new citizenship law is “not just the issue of Muslims” but concerns all Indians and there should be a sustained struggle against the legislation, AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi has claimed. You also have to stand in queue and bring documents,” …

Breaking: SC Issues Notice On Petitions Challenging Citizenship Amendment Act
5 years ago

Breaking: SC Issues Notice On Petitions Challenging Citizenship Amendment Act

Live Law  

Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice to all petitions challenging the Constitutional Validity of Citizenship Act 2019.The Bench comprising CJI Bobde and Justices BR Gavai and Surya Kant asked the Centre to file the response by the second week of January.The Petitions contended that the Act, which liberalizes and fast-tracks grant of citizenship to non-Muslim migrants. The petitioners argue that …

Hiren Gohain: CAB serves the agenda of Hindu Rashtra
5 years ago

Hiren Gohain: CAB serves the agenda of Hindu Rashtra

The Hindu  

Dr Hiren Gohain has been in the forefront of the protest against the Citizenship Bill in Assam. This Bill has been introduced without regard for the feelings, sentiments and attitudes of the people of Assam, the citizens who are the permanent residents of Assam. It has been imposed by the Bharatiya Janata Party-Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh combine in a unilateral manner …

Citizenship Act: Assam govt to bring in law to protect land rights of ethnic people
5 years ago

Citizenship Act: Assam govt to bring in law to protect land rights of ethnic people

India Today  

The growing agitation against the Citizenship Amendment Act in Assam has prompted the state government to come out with safeguards for land rights for the indigenous people. The people in Assam are protesting against the CAA over concerns that the new law allowing citizenship to persecuted minorities from the neighbourhood including Bangladesh will be a threat to Assamese identity. "Assam …

We welcome citizenship law and will implement it: Karnataka CM
5 years ago

We welcome citizenship law and will implement it: Karnataka CM

Live Mint  

The Bharatiya Janata Party in Karnataka has finally brought some stability to the over four-month-old government led by 76-year-old chief minister B.S. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Shah gave us their cooperation and a free hand that enabled us to achieve this victory. Farmers are like my two eyes and within a day of my taking office, I announced ₹4,000 …

Citizenship Amendment Act: Sarbananda Sonowal risks political apocalypse by ignoring Assamese sub-nationalism
5 years ago

Citizenship Amendment Act: Sarbananda Sonowal risks political apocalypse by ignoring Assamese sub-nationalism

Firstpost  

Today Sarbananda Sonowal is a karyakarta of the BJP, a kindergarten student in the school of Hindutva, an enthusiastic apologist for the Citizenship Amendment Act but he is no longer an Assamese. The ruthless clampdown of the Assam government on the protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act that started off peacefully in a democratic manner has only managed to outrage …

Across India, opposition builds against citizenship law
5 years ago

Across India, opposition builds against citizenship law

LA Times  

Students from Jamia Millia Islamia University take part in a protest in New Delhi on Monday. The Citizenship Amendment Bill, which was approved by Parliament last week, has sparked protests across India. Thousands of university students flooded the streets of India’s capital, while a southern state government led a march and demonstrators held a silent protest in the northeast on …

Many mutinies: On protests against amended citizenship law
5 years ago

Many mutinies: On protests against amended citizenship law

The Hindu  

After erupting in revolt against the Citizenship Amendment Act, Assam and other Northeastern States have substantially calmed. The Northeast’s ethnic divergences have been delicately — and barely — managed with the collaboration of local power-brokers and grant of special property and cultural rights to communities. The BJP’s inability in appreciating diversity has long ceased to surprise anyone, but its insistence …

Anti-Citizenship Act protests: Those indulging in arson can be identified by their clothes, says Narendra Modi
5 years ago

Anti-Citizenship Act protests: Those indulging in arson can be identified by their clothes, says Narendra Modi

The Hindu  

Accusing the Congress and its allies of fuelling violence over the amended Citizenship Act, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 15 said the Opposition’s actions prove that the decision to pass the bill was “1,000 per cent correct”, and those indulging in arson “can be identified by their clothes“. Their actions reflect that the decision to pass Citizenship Bill in …

Telangana may enforce Citizenship Act
5 years ago

Telangana may enforce Citizenship Act

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Though the Telangana Rashtra Samiti had voted against the Citizenship Amendment Bill in Parliament, it is left with no option but to enforce the legislation in the state. It is a Central Act under the Union List of 7th Schedule of the Constitution, he pointed out.When Mr Kumar was addressing the second conference of the All India Peace Solidarity …

Citizenship Amendment Act and NRC are two sides of same coin; both seek to alienate India’s Muslims
5 years ago

Citizenship Amendment Act and NRC are two sides of same coin; both seek to alienate India’s Muslims

Firstpost  

If the National Register of Citizens is the graveyard of Indian citizenship, the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 is the graveyard of Indian democracy. The regime might understate and dismiss it on technicalities, but with the passing of the Citizenship Amendment Bill 2019 by both houses of the Indian Parliament, we are being handed a new social contract. If CAA came …

Assam Opposition Leader Moves SC Against Citizenship Amendment Act [Read Petition]
5 years ago

Assam Opposition Leader Moves SC Against Citizenship Amendment Act [Read Petition]

Live Law  

Amidst a State imposed curfew and protests in Assam over the Citizenship Act, 2019, a petition challenging the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 has been filed in Supreme Court by the Leader of Opposition in Assam Legislative Assembly, Debabrata Saikia, along with Abdul Khaleque, a Member of Parliament from Barpeta in Assam and Rupjyoti Kurmi, and MLA from Mariani in the …

Anti-CAA Protests In Assam: Curfew Relaxed In Guwahati Today; B'desh Cancels Ministers' Trips To India
5 years ago

Anti-CAA Protests In Assam: Curfew Relaxed In Guwahati Today; B'desh Cancels Ministers' Trips To India

ABP News  

Guwahati: The curfew imposed in the wake of the protest over the Citizenship Act 2019, has been relaxed on Saturday from 9 am to 4 pm by the administration. The protests broke out in Guwahati and other parts of Assam following the passage of Citizenship Bill 2019 in Parliament on Wednesday, and it becoming an Act thereupon after the Presidential …

Kamal Nath says Citizenship Act amended to divert attention from economic slowdown, accuses Centre of practising ‘politics of distraction’
5 years ago

Kamal Nath says Citizenship Act amended to divert attention from economic slowdown, accuses Centre of practising ‘politics of distraction’

Firstpost  

Addressing newspersons at the Indian Women’s Press Club, Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath said he was most worried about the future of Indian youths New Delhi: Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath on Friday accused the Union government of practising “politics of distractions” and said the Citizenship Act was amended to divert people’s attention from the country’s economic slowdown. …

Congress urges PM to convene all-party meet on Assam situation
5 years ago

Congress urges PM to convene all-party meet on Assam situation

India TV News  

Stating that the situation in the Northeast states was disturbing and Army action was not the answer, the Congress Party has asked the government to convene an all-party meeting to discuss the issue. Speaking during Zero Hour in the Upper House, Senior Congress leader Anand Sharma said that the situation could have been avoided had the government not rushed into …

Citizenship Amendment Bill becomes a Law from December 12
5 years ago

Citizenship Amendment Bill becomes a Law from December 12

Op India  

The Citizenship Bill, 2019 has now become an act of law after President Ram Nath Kovind gave his assent to the historic legislation on Thursday. The Citizenship Amendment act seeks to give Indian citizenship to the members of Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian communities who have come from three neighbouring Islamic countries – Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh after …

Citizenship Amendment Bill 2019 gets President’s nod
5 years ago

Citizenship Amendment Bill 2019 gets President’s nod

Live Mint  

The Citizenship Bill, 2019 received President Ram Nath Kovind's nod late Thursday, and hence became an Act. The President's assent comes amid intense outrage across Assam and Tripura, where curfew has been extended indefinitely in some parts. This is a drastic shift from the provisions of the Citizenship Act of 1955 that labels a person an “illegal immigrant" if he …

Kerala, Punjab join West Bengal; refuse to implement Citizenship Bill
5 years ago

Kerala, Punjab join West Bengal; refuse to implement Citizenship Bill

India TV News  

As protests over the passage of the Citizenship Bill continues across Northeast, three more states have come up against the Act. The development comes days after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee declared she will not allow the Citizenship Bill to be implemented in her state even after it becomes a law. Kerala refuses to accept Citizenship Act Kerala Chief …

Citizenship Bill becomes Act after presidential nod; protests continue in Northeast
5 years ago

Citizenship Bill becomes Act after presidential nod; protests continue in Northeast

India TV News  

The Citizenship Bill, 2019 has now got the president's nod and has now become an Act. According to the Act, members of Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian communities who have come from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan till December 31, 2014, and facing religious persecution there will not be treated as illegal immigrants but given Indian citizenship. The Act …

Morning news digest — December 13, 2019
5 years ago

Morning news digest — December 13, 2019

The Hindu  

President Ram Nath Kovind on December 12 gave his assent to the Citizenship Bill, 2019, turning it into an Act According to an official notification, the Act comes into effect with its publication in the official gazette on December 11. Violent protests against the Citizenship Bill, 2019, continued across several districts in the Brahmaputra Valley on Thursday with an indefinite …

Citizenship (Amendment) Bill is intended to address Partition-related fallout: Ram Madhav
5 years ago

Citizenship (Amendment) Bill is intended to address Partition-related fallout: Ram Madhav

The Hindu  

BJP general secretary and party in-charge for northeastern States Ram Madhav says the Citizenship Bill, 2019, fulfils the party’s promise to undo the harm of Partition and give an opportunity to those in a stateless condition. Prime Minister Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah have both said this Bill is not against the interest of any State. This Bill will …

Citizenship (Amendment) Bill: Kashmir model imposed on Assam, says Opposition
5 years ago

Citizenship (Amendment) Bill: Kashmir model imposed on Assam, says Opposition

The Hindu  

Condemning the deployment of paramilitary forces and suspension of the Internet in Assam and Tripura, Opposition leaders said the Kashmir model was being imposed in the northeast by the Modi government. Rajya Sabha MP and Congress Assam State president Ripun Bora said, “The situation in Assam is worse than in Kashmir. Union Minister and Dibrugarh MP Rameswar Teli said that …

P. Chidambaram interview: Citizenship (Amendment) Bill is a clear signal, a blunt signal to Muslims
5 years ago

P. Chidambaram interview: Citizenship (Amendment) Bill is a clear signal, a blunt signal to Muslims

The Hindu  

In this exclusive interview, his first after his release on bail in the INX Media case, former Finance MinisterP. Government was taken by surprise when it found that the bulk of the 1.9 million people finally excluded under NRC were Bengali Hindus.That’s what Derek O Brien said in the Parliament. If NRC comes first, all the alleged illegal immigrants will …

Top news of the day: Anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Bill protesters defy curfew in Assam, Supreme Court dismisses Ayodhya review pleas, and more
5 years ago

Top news of the day: Anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Bill protesters defy curfew in Assam, Supreme Court dismisses Ayodhya review pleas, and more

The Hindu  

People defied curfew in Guwahati to protest against the Citizenship Bill as the situation remained tense throughout Assam, with the Army conducting flag march in the city. | Understanding the Citizenship Bill, 2019 Abdul Momin was one of the first foreign leaders to respond after Home Minister Amit Shah referred to ‘atrocities’ against Hindu women in Bangladesh during 2000 to …

JDU to act against Prashant Kishor, Pavan Verma over CAB statements
5 years ago

JDU to act against Prashant Kishor, Pavan Verma over CAB statements

Op India  

Unhappy over the comments made by the senior leaders of the party – Prashant Kishor and Pavan Verma over the issue of party’s support to the Citizenship Amendment Bill, the JDU has reportedly sent notices to both leaders for opposing party’s decision to support the bill. According to India Today, the JDU will likely to take action against its national …

Anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Bill protests rage through Assam, two killed in police firing
5 years ago

Anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Bill protests rage through Assam, two killed in police firing

The Hindu  

Violent protests against the Citizenship Bill, 2019, continued across several districts in the Brahmaputra Valley on Thursday with an indefinite curfew imposed in Guwahati, Dibrugarh and Tezpur. Five persons, including a police officer, sustained bullet wounds when a mob attacked the house of Adivasi BJP leader and Union Minister Rameshwar Teli in Duliajan late on Wednesday. Meanwhile, panic buying of …

Internet cut-off, people in Assam can’t read your ‘reassuring’ message: Congress to PM
5 years ago

Internet cut-off, people in Assam can’t read your ‘reassuring’ message: Congress to PM

The Hindu  

The Congress on Wednesday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his assurance to the people of Assam on Twitter after the passage of the Citizenship Bill in Parliament, saying the people in the state cannot read his “reassuring” message as the internet there has been cut-off. In a series of tweets, in both Assamese and English, the …

India’s Parliament passes contentious citizenship bill
5 years ago

India’s Parliament passes contentious citizenship bill

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — Indian lawmakers approved legislation granting citizenship to non-Muslims who migrated from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, even though critics said it undermines the country’s secular constitution. Modi said it was a “landmark day for India” and the law would “alleviate the suffering of many who faced persecution for years.” But Indian newspaper opinion writers said it was yet …

Morning news digest — December 12, 2019
5 years ago

Morning news digest — December 12, 2019

The Hindu  

Two columns of the Army were deployed in Guwahati and in Kanchanpur and Manu areas of Tripura on Wednesday as protests against the Citizenship Bill, 2019, continued for the second day. The U.S. House of Representatives’ Foreign Affairs Asia Subcommittee will hold a classified hearing on the situation in Kashmir on Wednesday, said the sub-committee chair Brad Sherman on Twitter …

Citizenship Bill passed amid Opposition uproar; PM Modi calls it 'landmark day'
5 years ago

Citizenship Bill passed amid Opposition uproar; PM Modi calls it 'landmark day'

India TV News  

The contentious Citizenship Bill was passed in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, a process that completed the legislative process for giving Indian citizenship to non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh. The senior Congress leader said, "Honourable home ministerji, you brought demonetisation, GST, triple talaq, NRC, Article 370 and Citizenship Bill in the same pattern. Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram …

Citizenship Amendment Bill to face first test in West Bengal, Assam elections
5 years ago

Citizenship Amendment Bill to face first test in West Bengal, Assam elections

India Today  

The Citizenship Amendment Bill to grant citizenship to non-Muslim illegal immigrants will be the top electoral issue in 2021 West Bengal and Assam assembly elections. Every speaker from the government including Union Home Minister Amit Shah tried in both houses of Parliament to assure that the Citizenship Amendment Bill would not alter the status of Indian Muslims. In January this …

Assam protests: Citizenship Amendment Bill gets President's nod, becomes Act
5 years ago

Assam protests: Citizenship Amendment Bill gets President's nod, becomes Act

India Today  

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Thursday said the Citizenship Bill was a direct assault on India's secular character and the Parliament had "no authority" to pass a law that "defiled" the Constitution and violated its basic principles. A day after the Bill was passed by Parliament, the Congress leader said, instead of using brute majority in Parliament to push …

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