Identity as Human Has Been Massacred: Adil Hussain on CAB
5 years ago

Identity as Human Has Been Massacred: Adil Hussain on CAB

The Quint  

The Citizenship Amendment Bill seeks to grant citizenship to non-Muslims from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan if they fled their native country due to religious persecution. According to the proposed legislation, members of Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian communities, who have come from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, till 31 December 2014, after facing religious persecution there, will not be treated as illegal immigrants but given Indian citizenship. Assam’s Brahmaputra Valley witnessed a shutdown led by the All Assam Students’ Union and the North East Students’ Organisation. The All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union called a strike in Arunachal Pradesh which led to a shutdown of educational institutions, banks, markets and commercial establishments.

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Citizenship Act protests: 498 identified as offenders in UP, property to be seized
5 years ago

Citizenship Act protests: 498 identified as offenders in UP, property to be seized

India Today  

The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has notified as many as 498 people for causing damage to public property during the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests which turned violent last week. According to a circular, the state government has identified these people as anti-socials who caused damage to public and private property while taking part in anti-CAA protests in different …

Allegation Of Human Right Violation By UP Police During Anti-CAA Protests: NHRC Issues Notice To UP DGP
5 years ago

Allegation Of Human Right Violation By UP Police During Anti-CAA Protests: NHRC Issues Notice To UP DGP

Live Law  

The National Human Rights Commission today issued notice to the Director General of Police, Uttar Pradesh, calling for a report within 4 weeks with regard to the alleged violation of human rights by State Authorities post the passage of Citizenship Act, 2019. As per the complaint, the State of Uttar Pradesh has violated the rights of people to assemble peacefully …

Wrong to look at protests against Citizenship Amendment Act merely as 'Muslim outrage', says historian Irfan Habib
5 years ago

Wrong to look at protests against Citizenship Amendment Act merely as 'Muslim outrage', says historian Irfan Habib

Firstpost  

The eminent historian said about the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act : ’this struggle is about India and about the future of democracy'. Aligarh: Noted historian Irfan Habib on Wednesday said it would be wrong to look upon the recent outburst of public sentiments against the Citizenship Act as merely a “Muslim outrage” as it would ultimately impact all …

Opposition steps up anti-CAA protests: 'Satyagraha' at Raj Ghat, massive rally in Chennai; demonstrations in Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam
5 years ago

Opposition steps up anti-CAA protests: 'Satyagraha' at Raj Ghat, massive rally in Chennai; demonstrations in Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam

Firstpost  

The Opposition on Monday stepped up protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act with the Congress holding a ‘Satyagraha for unity’ at Mahatma Gandhi’s memorial, Raj Ghat in Delhi, and its ally DMK leading a massive rally in Chennai, while scattered demonstrations were held against the contentious law in several states by students and other citizens. The Opposition on Monday stepped …

CAA protests: One dead in UP as violence erupts in Rampur, Kanpur; 15 arrested in Daryaganj violence sent to judicial custody
5 years ago

CAA protests: One dead in UP as violence erupts in Rampur, Kanpur; 15 arrested in Daryaganj violence sent to judicial custody

Firstpost  

The Congress, Left and other Opposition parties led demonstrations in many states including Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Nagaland and West Bengal, demanding that the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act be scrapped. Protesters set ablaze Yatimkhana police post in Kanpur and indulged in heavy brick-batting, leading to injuries to many people including policemen, a senior official said. Police and paramilitary personnel carried out …

Citizenship Act: Life in Assam back on track as the state remains peaceful
5 years ago

Citizenship Act: Life in Assam back on track as the state remains peaceful

India TV News  

Normal life is back on track in Assam with the state remaining peaceful after several days of violent protests against the new citizenship law. Islamic outfit Popular Front of India's Assam unit chief Aminul Haque and another office bearer were arrested on Wednesday for their alleged role in the violence during protests over the citizenship law, police said. Also, the …

Protests unabated as North East flocks together against Citizenship Amendment Act to protect unique linguistic and cultural identity
5 years ago

Protests unabated as North East flocks together against Citizenship Amendment Act to protect unique linguistic and cultural identity

Firstpost  

Despite no government response to the demands, students across the region continue to protest with full support from their teachers, senior citizens, intellectuals, civil society organisations and the general public. Guwahati: From Assam and Manipur to Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya, people across North East have taken to the streets in non-violent protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act, and they have …

Citizenship Act: life in Assam back on track as State remains peaceful
5 years ago

Citizenship Act: life in Assam back on track as State remains peaceful

The Hindu  

Normal life is back on track in Assam with the state remaining peaceful after several days of violent protests against the Citizenship Act, 2019. Islamic outfit Popular Front of India ’s Assam unit chief Aminul Haque and another office bearer were arrested on Wednesday for their alleged role in the violence during protests over the citizenship law, police said. Also, …

Students, workers' groups protest over Citizenship Act in UK
5 years ago

Students, workers' groups protest over Citizenship Act in UK

India TV News  

Hundreds of students and representatives from diaspora and workers’ groups gathered outside the Indian High Commission in London on Wednesday to protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act and the National Register of Citizens. The protest, organised by the India Society of the School of Oriental and African Studies and supported by other universities including London School of Economics, involved sloganeering …

CAA protests: Police detain AASU leaders, over 2,000 protesters in Guwahati
5 years ago

CAA protests: Police detain AASU leaders, over 2,000 protesters in Guwahati

India Today  

Police had detained over 2,000 protesters and the leaders of All Assam Students' Union who took part in a protest rally 'Gana Satyagrah' organised by the students' union in Guwahati on Wednesday. Thousands of people from different communities, artists, cultural activists, and Assam government employees took part in the 'Gana Satyagrah' to protest against the Citizenship Act, 2019 at Latasil …

India citizenship law protests: All the latest updates
5 years ago

India citizenship law protests: All the latest updates

Al Jazeera  

Supreme Court delays hearing of pleas challenging the new law to January 22 amid widespread protests across the country. Tuesday, December 17 Why Indians are protesting against new law It has been a week of violent protests across India over a controversial “anti-Muslim” citizenship law, which critics say violates the country’s secular constitution. Fresh protests held across India Fresh protests …

'Curb police brutality or resign': 400 Indian students from 20 US universities pull up Amit Shah
5 years ago

'Curb police brutality or resign': 400 Indian students from 20 US universities pull up Amit Shah

India TV News  

Terming its as a "gross violation of human rights" around 400 Indian students studying in various American universities have condemned the "brutal police violence unleashed against students" of Jamia Millia Islamia and Aligarh Muslim University last Sunday. "By every account, it appears that police and paramilitary, both at Jamia and at AMU, have used violence and pursued unlawful and reckless …

Why are so many Indians protesting against the citizenship law?
5 years ago

Why are so many Indians protesting against the citizenship law?

Al Jazeera  

As protests continue in Assam, New Delhi and other areas, Al Jazeera looks at three reasons why people are on streets. It has been a week of violent protests across India over a controversial “anti-Muslim” citizenship law, which critics say violates the country’s secular constitution. Residents now fear the new citizenship law will provide protection to Bengali-speaking Hindus left off …

In Pictures: Students hold solidarity protests across India
5 years ago

In Pictures: Students hold solidarity protests across India

Al Jazeera  

Protests over a new citizenship law based on religion have spread to college and university campuses across India as critics said Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s government was pushing a partisan agenda in conflict with India’s founding as a secular republic. Anger with Modi’s Hindu nationalist government was further fuelled by the allegations of police brutality at New Delhi’s Jamia Millia …

People of Assamese community protest in London against citizenship law
5 years ago

People of Assamese community protest in London against citizenship law

India TV News  

People of the Assamese community in London was joined by other Indians to protest against the amended Citizenship Act outside the Indian High Commission. Demanding revocation of the law, they held a protest gathering against the Act that threatens the linguistic and cultural identity of the Assamese people in Assam, Karuna Sagar Das, a prominent face in the diaspora in …

Amid protests in North East over Citizenship Amendment Act, US, UK, France, Canada, Israel issue travel advisories
5 years ago

Amid protests in North East over Citizenship Amendment Act, US, UK, France, Canada, Israel issue travel advisories

Firstpost  

Visit of Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe scheduled from 15 to 17 December in Guwahati has also been cancelled and Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has also cancelled his three-day visit to India Amid protests in the North East against the Citizenship Amendment Act, the US, UK, France, Canada and Israel have issued travel advisories asking their citizens to …

Watch: Protests against CAB in Jamia Millia Islamia turn violent amidst chants of Allaho Akbar, Nara-e-Taqbeer and La ilahi illilah
5 years ago

Watch: Protests against CAB in Jamia Millia Islamia turn violent amidst chants of Allaho Akbar, Nara-e-Taqbeer and La ilahi illilah

Op India  

Following the historic passing of the Citizenship Amendment Act, there have been protests in some parts of the country, which are being now hijacked by the Muslim groups and are unleashing extreme violence across the country. On Friday, the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act took a communal turn in Delhi after ‘students’ of the controversial Jamia Millia Islamia University …

CAB: BJP sows seeds of strife across South Asia
5 years ago

CAB: BJP sows seeds of strife across South Asia

Deccan Chronicle  

Both Houses of Parliament earlier this week approved the Citizenship Bill after some Opposition resistance in the Upper House. Diplomatic implications evaded him in tarring three nations with the same brush, quoting incidents ad nauseum from Afghanistan under the Taliban, deposed in 2001, Bangladesh under non-Awami League governments or even acknowledging that Pakistan’s Sunni radical evangelism persecutes Islamic groups like …

Citizenship Act: Amit Shah cancels northeast visit as protests continue
5 years ago

Citizenship Act: Amit Shah cancels northeast visit as protests continue

The Hindu  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah cancelled his scheduled visit to Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh on December 15 and 16 as protests continued in several parts of the Northeast against the amended Citizenship Act. The All Assam Students' Union, spearheading the protests against the legislation accused Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal of “surrendering before the Delhi leadership” and vowed to continue to …

India CAB: Two killed in protests over controversial citizenship bill
5 years ago

India CAB: Two killed in protests over controversial citizenship bill

CNN  

Guwahati, India CNN — Hundreds of people joined a hunger strike in northeast India after a controversial citizenship bill was approved this week, which opponents worry will marginalize non-Hindu voices in one of India’s most ethnically diverse regions. “The passage of the citizenship amendment bill marks the victory of narrow-minded and bigoted forces over India’s pluralism.” Another leading Congress figure, …

Students in Indian capital protest ‘anti-Muslim’ citizenship law
5 years ago

Students in Indian capital protest ‘anti-Muslim’ citizenship law

Al Jazeera  

Police use tear gas and batons to disperse students in New Delhi who marched to Parliament to protest against new law. Clashes have erupted between students and the police in the Indian capital of New Delhi over a contentious new citizenship law, which critics say is “anti-Muslim” and violates India’s secular constitution. “Jamia has turned into a war zone… They …

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 …

Assam CAB protests: Angry mob sets BJP MLA Binod Hazarika’s house on fire, other property of BJP leaders vandalised
5 years ago

Assam CAB protests: Angry mob sets BJP MLA Binod Hazarika’s house on fire, other property of BJP leaders vandalised

Op India  

Protests rage on in Assam for the fourth consecutive day against the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2019 which sailed through both the Upper and Lower house and awaits the President’s assent before becoming a law. As the protests swell, an angry mob in Assam’s Chabua district has set BJP MLA Binod Hazarika’s house on fire and went on the rampage torching …

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 …

Nothing to worry about in CAB, Modi tells Assam
5 years ago

Nothing to worry about in CAB, Modi tells Assam

The Hindu  

Against the backdrop of violent protests in Assam opposing the Citizenship Bill, Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured the people of the State on Thursday that they have nothing to worry about the new law. In a series of tweets, in both Assamese and English, the Prime Minister said he personally and the Central government are “totally committed to constitutionally safeguard …

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 …

Citizenship Bill: India military deployed to Assam and Tripura and internet shut down as protests rage
5 years ago

Citizenship Bill: India military deployed to Assam and Tripura and internet shut down as protests rage

CNN  

CNN — Troops have been deployed to India’s ethnically diverse northeastern states of Assam and Tripura, amid violent protests against the passing of a controversial and far-reaching law that offers a path to Indian citizenship for non-Muslim minorities from three neighboring countries. People walk past vehicles set on fire by demonstrators protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Bill in Guwahati, India, …

Citizenship Amendment Bill protests: Here's why Assam is burning
5 years ago

Citizenship Amendment Bill protests: Here's why Assam is burning

India Today  

It is Hong Kong in Guwahati. Though the BJP has tried to hard sell the bill projecting it as a strategy to protect the Hindu identity of Assam against the influx of Muslims from Bangladesh, it failed to take into account the fear among the Assamese people of cultural hegemony of Hindu Bengalis. And if Miyah poets were not enough …

CAB protests: Internet blackout in parts of Assam from 7 pm
5 years ago

CAB protests: Internet blackout in parts of Assam from 7 pm

India Today  

The Assam government has decided to impose an internet blackout in 10 districts of Assam for 24 hours, starting at 7 pm on Wednesday. The blackout has been imposed in an effort to control the violent protests underway across the state against the Citizenship Amendment Bill under consideration by the Rajya Sabha. The violent protests were raging on in several …

Top news of the day: Anti-Citizenship Bill protests rock Northeast, Nirbhaya case convict Akshay Singh Thakur seeks review of death penalty, and more
5 years ago

Top news of the day: Anti-Citizenship Bill protests rock Northeast, Nirbhaya case convict Akshay Singh Thakur seeks review of death penalty, and more

The Hindu  

An 11-hour shutdown against the passage of the Citizenship, disrupted large swathes of the northeastern States on Tuesday with protesters resorting to violence in some places and clashing with the police. India has the prerogative to validate its citizenry through various policies like any other country, said the Ministry of External Affairs after the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom …

North East erupts in protest against Citizenship (Amendment) Bill: SMS, internet suspended in Tripura; protests in Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal throw normal life out of gear
5 years ago

North East erupts in protest against Citizenship (Amendment) Bill: SMS, internet suspended in Tripura; protests in Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal throw normal life out of gear

Firstpost  

The protests come even as the revised Citizenship Bill excluded all states with an Inner Line Permit and the Sixth Schedule regions in Tripura, Assam, and Meghalaya. An 11-hour North East bandh called by an umbrella body of students’ organisations of the region to protest the Citizenship Bill began at 5 am on Tuesday. A government notification, issued by the …

CAB stir: Bandh agitators clash with security forces in Assam, train services affected
5 years ago

CAB stir: Bandh agitators clash with security forces in Assam, train services affected

India TV News  

Normal life came to a halt on Tuesday in Assam's Brahmaputra Valley due to a statewide bandh called by two students' organizations in protest against the Citizenship Bill, which has received Lok Sabha nod. Agitators had a scuffle with security forces near the Secretariat and Assembly buildings in Guwahati, when they were prevented from moving forward, police sources said. Vehicles …

12-hour bandh in Northeast in protest against CAB; Manipur suspends stir
5 years, 1 month ago

12-hour bandh in Northeast in protest against CAB; Manipur suspends stir

India TV News  

The 12-hour Northeast bandh called by an umbrella body of students' organisations of the region to protest against the Citizenship Bill began at 5 am on Tuesday. The North East Students' Organisation, backed by various other bodies and political parties, will observe the shutdown till 4 pm against the Bill which was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Monday. Parties …

Massive anti-NRC rally in Kolkata
5 years, 1 month ago

Massive anti-NRC rally in Kolkata

The Hindu  

On a day Union Home Minister Amit Shah introduced the Citizenship Bill, 2019 in Parliament, Kolkata witnessed a massive anti-NRC rally, organised by a leftist civil society platform, Joint Forum Against NRC. Participants said, “A country cannot be run by fear.” Many left parties, other than the CPI, participated in the rally, which was part of a month-long campaign against …

Protests erupt in northeast as it braces for bandh after Shah tables CAB in Parliament
5 years, 1 month ago

Protests erupt in northeast as it braces for bandh after Shah tables CAB in Parliament

Live Mint  

Guwahati/Kolkata: Forbidding clouds of anger and apprehension gathered over northeastern states on Monday, a day ahead of the shutdown called by NESO, an umbrella organisation of students in the restive region, despite Home Minister Amit Shah's painstaking efforts to allay their fears. The 48-hour Assam bandh called by the All Moran Students' Union to protest against the Citizenship Bill and …

Why Assam is protesting against Citizenship Amendment Bill
5 years, 1 month ago

Why Assam is protesting against Citizenship Amendment Bill

India Today  

The Union government is likely to introduce the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2019 in Parliament today, one that has been a source of serious contention in the Northeast-especially Assam. Though the bill covers refugees from three nations, the people in the Northeast fear that it will primarily benefit the illegal Bengali Hindu migrants from Bangladesh who have settled in "large numbers" …

Citizenship Amendment Bill cleared by Cabinet today: All you need to know
5 years, 1 month ago

Citizenship Amendment Bill cleared by Cabinet today: All you need to know

Business Standard  

The Union Cabinet approved the Citizenship Amendment Bill today. On Tuesday evening, Home Minister Amit Shah held discussions with representatives of students’ bodies and civil society groups of Assam on the CAB. Amidst a clamour for withdrawal of the Citizenship Bill, the students' union and alumni association of Cotton University, Assam have decided to ban the entry of members of …

Various organisations, students protest against Citizenship Amendment Bill in Assam
5 years, 1 month ago

Various organisations, students protest against Citizenship Amendment Bill in Assam

India Today  

Various organisations, students of Assam protested against the Citizenship Bill across the state and said that it is an unconstitutional and anti-national bill. On the other hand, the activists of All Assam Students’ Union an influenced student body of Assam, burnt effigies of Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, state ministers Himanta Biswa Sarma, Atul Bora, Keshab Mahanta and state BJP …

AASU takes out rally in Assam against Citizenship Amendment Bill
5 years, 1 month ago

AASU takes out rally in Assam against Citizenship Amendment Bill

India Today  

The All Assam Students' Union and 30 other indigenous organisations on Thursday evening took out torchlight processions across Assam in protest against the proposed Citizenship Bill. In Guwahati, hundreds of AASU and other indigenous organisations workers, supporters took part in the protest processions and shouted slogans against the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Union government and demanded to scrap the bill. The …

We should quit India if Citizenship Amendment Bill is passed: threatens activist Akhil Gogoi
5 years, 11 months ago

We should quit India if Citizenship Amendment Bill is passed: threatens activist Akhil Gogoi

Op India  

Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti leader Akhil Gogoi while addressing a rally at Panitola in Assam’s Tinsukia district has issued a secessionist statement over the Citizenship Amendment Bill. The north-eastern part of India, especially Assam, has witnessed widespread protest and agitation by political parties and pressure groups, after Lok Sabha on 8th January passed the Citizenship Amendment Bill. The bill’s aim …

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