Stormy Winter Session ahead? Opposition looks to corner govt on Citizenship Bill & other issues
5 years, 4 months ago

Stormy Winter Session ahead? Opposition looks to corner govt on Citizenship Bill & other issues

India TV News  

Stormy Winter Session ahead? Opposition looks to corner govt on Citizenship Bill & other issues Parliament's Winter Session starting tomorrow is expected to witness much heat as the Opposition looks to corner the Union government over issues like economic slowdown and situation in Kashmir while the Modi dispensation seeks to push through the contentious Citizenship Bill, a key part of the BJP's ideological agenda. Parliament's Winter Session starting tomorrow is expected to witness much heat as the Opposition looks to corner the Union government over issues like economic slowdown and situation in Kashmir while the Modi dispensation seeks to push through the contentious Citizenship Bill, a key part of the BJP's ideological agenda. Opposition leaders, including Ghulam Nabi Azad of the Congress, raised the continuing "illegal" detention of mainstream leaders in Jammu and Kashmir like Farooq Abdullah, who is also a Lok Sabha member, and said they will take up issues like economic slowdown and unemployment in the session, which ends on December 13. After the BJP-led NDA left the opposition stunned in the last session by winning over independent regional parties, especially in Rajya Sabha where treasury benches lacked majority, and wooing a number of rival leaders to get a host of bills passed, the Congress-led grouping has some reasons to feel emboldened over recent political developments, Its better than expected show in the recent assembly polls, BJP's break in ties with Shiv Sena and reports of economic slowdown have put wind in the sails of opposition parties.

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Parliament Winter Session: 'One Nation, One Poll' bill likely to be introduced in LS tomorrow
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3 months, 1 week ago

Parliament Winter Session: 'One Nation, One Poll' bill likely to be introduced in LS tomorrow

Hindustan Times  

Union Minister JP Nadda speaks in the Rajya Sabha during the Winter session of Parliament. Parliament Winter Session: The final week of the Winter Session of Parliament commenced on Monday and the Rajya Sabha began a two-day debate on the Constitution, which completed 75 years on November 26. Meanwhile, the government is likely to introduce the bill to pave the …

Parliament Winter Session: 'One Nation, One Poll' bill likely to be introduced in LS tomorrow
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3 months, 1 week ago

Parliament Winter Session: 'One Nation, One Poll' bill likely to be introduced in LS tomorrow

Hindustan Times  

Union Minister JP Nadda speaks in the Rajya Sabha during the Winter session of Parliament. Parliament Winter Session: The final week of the Winter Session of Parliament commenced on Monday and the Rajya Sabha began a two-day debate on the Constitution, which completed 75 years on November 26. Meanwhile, the government is likely to introduce the bill to pave the …

WATCH | Ahead of Winter Session, Modi slams Congress, says 'rejected by public, resorting to hooliganism'
4 months ago

WATCH | Ahead of Winter Session, Modi slams Congress, says 'rejected by public, resorting to hooliganism'

Firstpost  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi attacked the Congress ahead of the Winter Session, saying, ‘a handful of people rejected by public trying to control parliament by creating disorder’ Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday took a swipe at Congress-led Opposition for creating “hooliganism” in the parliament and creating disorder. The people of the country count all their actions and when the …

Parliamentary leaders discuss agenda for Winter session starting on December 4
1 year, 3 months ago

Parliamentary leaders discuss agenda for Winter session starting on December 4

Live Mint  

Indian parliamentary leaders meeting is scheduled for Monday, December 4. at 10 am in the LoP chamber in Parliament. In addition to Rajnath Singh, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh, Gaurav Gogoi, and Pramod Tiwari, as well as Trinamool leader Sudip Bandyopadhyay, NCP leader Fouzia Khan, and RSP leader N K Premachandran, the meeting has been convened by …

Winter Session 2023: ‘Govt ready for structured debate,’ says Pralhad Joshi
1 year, 3 months ago

Winter Session 2023: ‘Govt ready for structured debate,’ says Pralhad Joshi

Live Mint  

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi on Saturday said that the government is fully ready for structured debate and they have requested the opposition to let the House function smoothly. The discussions should be held following rules and procedures.The govt is ready to hold discussions on all the issues.The govt is fully ready for structured debate.” Earlier in the day, Joshi …

Citizenship (Amendment) Act: The law sans rules?
4 years, 8 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 …

Has India’s Modi has gone too far with citizenship amendment bill?
5 years, 3 months ago

Has India’s Modi has gone too far with citizenship amendment bill?

CNN  

CNN — Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Indian government has stripped the country’s only Muslim-majority state of autonomy and rolled out a citizenship check in the northeastern state of Assam that effectively left nearly 2 million people stateless, many of them Muslims. “And it looks like a side, which has been asleep or at least silent, has really woken …

Across India, opposition builds against citizenship law
5 years, 3 months 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 …

Anti-Citizenship Act protests: Those indulging in arson can be identified by their clothes, says Narendra Modi
5 years, 3 months 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 …

Delhi protest: India citizenship bill demonstrations spread
5 years, 3 months ago

Delhi protest: India citizenship bill demonstrations spread

CNN  

New Delhi CNN — Deadly protests erupted across India Sunday over a controversial citizenship bill that critics fear could further marginalize the country’s minority Muslim community. Sanjay Kanojia/AFP/Getty Images Police personnel try to protect a man attending a protest against graffiti on the shutters and walls of Church Street condemning Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and India's new citizenship law …

Citizenship Amendment Act: Congress Urges PM To Convene All-Party Meet On Assam Situation
5 years, 3 months ago

Citizenship Amendment Act: Congress Urges PM To Convene All-Party Meet On Assam Situation

ABP 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 …

Anti-CAA Protests In Assam: Curfew Relaxed In Guwahati Today; B'desh Cancels Ministers' Trips To India
5 years, 3 months 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 …

CAB: BJP sows seeds of strife across South Asia
5 years, 3 months 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 …

Congress urges PM to convene all-party meet on Assam situation
5 years, 3 months 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 Bill becomes Act after presidential nod; protests continue in Northeast
5 years, 3 months 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, 3 months 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 …

P. Chidambaram interview: Citizenship (Amendment) Bill is a clear signal, a blunt signal to Muslims
5 years, 3 months 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 …

Citizenship Amendment Bill protests Updates: 3 dead in Guwahati after police 'opens fire' on protesters; curfew imposed in Shillong
5 years, 3 months ago

Citizenship Amendment Bill protests Updates: 3 dead in Guwahati after police 'opens fire' on protesters; curfew imposed in Shillong

Firstpost  

8:37 PM Whatsapp Facebook Twitter Hitendra Nath Goswami urges Assam govt, Centre to address unrest over CAB Speaker of the Assam Assembly, Hitendra Nath Goswami, issued a statement on Thursday as violent protests against the Citizenship Amendment Bill continued in the state. “Yesterday, the Parliament of India accorded constitutional status to the Citizenship Amendment Bill 2019 by passing it in …

Top news of the day: Anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Bill protesters defy curfew in Assam, Supreme Court dismisses Ayodhya review pleas, and more
5 years, 3 months 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, 3 months 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, 3 months 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, 3 months 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, 3 months 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 …

Anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Bill protests | Two die of bullet injuries in Guwahati as police open fire on protesters
5 years, 3 months ago

Anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Bill protests | Two die of bullet injuries in Guwahati as police open fire on protesters

The Hindu  

People defied curfew in Guwahati on Thursday morning to protest against the Citizenship Bill as the situation remained tense throughout Assam, with the Army conducting flag march in the city. Guwahati police chief removed, several officers transferred amid CAB protests in Assam In a major reshuffle, the Assam government on Thursday replaced the Guwahati Police commissioner and a senior officer …

Morning news digest — December 12, 2019
5 years, 3 months 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, 3 months 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, 3 months 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 …

Strong possibility of Citizenship Amendment Bill creating division among different castes: Assam Speaker
5 years, 3 months 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 …

Northeast boils, police open fire, train services hit as anti-Citizenship Bill stir rages in Assam: Highlights
5 years, 3 months ago

Northeast boils, police open fire, train services hit as anti-Citizenship Bill stir rages in Assam: Highlights

India Today  

India's Northeast is up in arms. Violent protests continue unabated in Assam and Tripura even a day after Rajya Sabha passed the contentious Citizenship Bill, pushing it one step closer towards becoming a law of the land. A day after the Citizenship Bill cleared the Rajya Sabha test, massive protests that started earlier this week continue to keep Guwahati and …

Parliament passes Citizenship Amendment Bill: Narendra Modi hails law as proof of 'compassion, brotherhood'; Opposition says dark day for democracy
5 years, 3 months ago

Parliament passes Citizenship Amendment Bill: Narendra Modi hails law as proof of 'compassion, brotherhood'; Opposition says dark day for democracy

Firstpost  

The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed the Citizenship Amendment Bill, which was described as unconstitutional by the slew of Opposition MPs who rose to oppose the legislation in the Upper House. Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed the passage of the Citizenship Amendment Bill by the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, hailing it as “a landmark day for India and our nation’s …

India passes historic citizenship bill that excludes Muslims
5 years, 3 months ago

India passes historic citizenship bill that excludes Muslims

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy India’s ruling Hindu nationalist government …

Citizenship (Amendment) Bill: Rethink exclusion of Muslims, allies tell government
5 years, 3 months ago

Citizenship (Amendment) Bill: Rethink exclusion of Muslims, allies tell government

The Hindu  

Asking the government to “rethink” and “revise” the Citizenship Amendment Bill, allies of the BJP in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday sought inclusion of Muslims and those from all neighbouring countries, particularly Sri Lanka, in the Bill. Citing statements from the late AIADMK chief and former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalitha, Ms. Sathyanath said “Amma had demanded citizenship for Sri …

Citizenship Amendment Bill a slap on face of Parliament: Chidambaram
5 years, 3 months ago

Citizenship Amendment Bill a slap on face of Parliament: Chidambaram

Live Mint  

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Wednesday termed the Citizenship Amendment Bill a slap on the face of Parliament and said the government is "ramming" through with it in order to advance its Hindutva agenda. Terming the bill "unconstitutional and insidious", the senior Congress leader asked why Sri Lankan Hindus and Bhutanese Christians were excluded, saying this "exclusionary, inclusionary hyphenation …

Citizenship Bill tabled in Rajya Sabha
5 years, 3 months ago

Citizenship Bill tabled in Rajya Sabha

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Union home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday tabled the Citizenship Amendment Bill 2019 in the Rajya Sabha, two days after the Lok Sabha passed the controversial bill. On Monday, the Lok Sabha passed the controversial Bill with Shah reiterating that the Bill does not discriminate against Muslims even as the Lower House saw a fierce debate on the …

Hindu migrants from Pakistan celebrate Citizenship Bill; massive protests rock North East
5 years, 3 months ago

Hindu migrants from Pakistan celebrate Citizenship Bill; massive protests rock North East

India TV News  

Hindu migrants from Pakistan are cheering the passage of the Citizenship Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha and are now looking forward to the bill getting a nod from the Rajya Sabha. We express our gratitude to Union Home Minister Amit Shah and the BJP government for giving us a chance to live in India with dignity," he said, adding …

Citizenship Amendment Bill protests: Here's why Assam is burning
5 years, 3 months 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 …

Citizenship Amendment Bill set to become Act after clearing Rajya Sabha test
5 years, 3 months ago

Citizenship Amendment Bill set to become Act after clearing Rajya Sabha test

India Today  

With a majority of 125 is to 99 the Rajya Sabha passed the Citizenship Amendment Bill on Wednesday after a marathon debate that extended for more than six hours. On the Opposition's questions about why Muslims have been excluded from the Citizenship Amendment Bill, Amit Shah said, "I am surprised that the people aren't appreciating the fact that six religions …

Assam on boil as Citizenship Amendment Bill passes Parliament test: Curfew imposed in Guwahati, Army on standby
5 years, 3 months ago

Assam on boil as Citizenship Amendment Bill passes Parliament test: Curfew imposed in Guwahati, Army on standby

India Today  

The Citizenship Bill's passage through Parliament has divided the country into jubilations and protests. Curfew in Guwahati after violent protests The state government placed Guwahati under curfew, starting from 7 pm on Wednesday till 7 pm on Thursday, after tens of thousands of anti-CAB protesters descended on the streets of Assam, clashing with police and plunging the state into chaos …

Bust Citizenship Bill myths: PM Narendra Modi to BJP MPs
5 years, 3 months ago

Bust Citizenship Bill myths: PM Narendra Modi to BJP MPs

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked BJP MPs to debunk myths surrounding a controversial draft law on naturalisation that critics say deliberately discriminates against Muslims, sources said. At a BJP parliamentary party meeting held this morning, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked MPs to spread awareness of the advantages of the citizenship bill, sources said. - Prime Minister Narendra Modi on …

India’s Parliament approves contentious citizenship bill
5 years, 3 months ago

India’s Parliament approves contentious citizenship bill

Al Jazeera  

Critics say the bill is discriminatory against Muslims and violates constitution. The bill brings sweeping changes to India’s 64-year-old citizenship law by giving citizenship to “persecuted” minorities – Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians – from Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Pakistan. “The passage of the Citizenship Amendment Bill marks the victory of narrow-minded and bigoted forces over India’s pluralism,” said …

Citizenship (Amendment) Bill: Congress hints at moving Supreme Court
5 years, 3 months ago

Citizenship (Amendment) Bill: Congress hints at moving Supreme Court

The Hindu  

A day after the Citizenship Bill was passed in the Lok Sabha, the Congress on December 10 targetted the government, even as it seems to be preparing to move the top court on the issue, as the Opposition may not have the numbers to stall the bill’s passage in the Rajya Sabha on December 11. Anyone who supports it is …

‘Divisive’: Arundhati Roy, Aparna Sen & 623 Others Write on CAB
5 years, 3 months ago

‘Divisive’: Arundhati Roy, Aparna Sen & 623 Others Write on CAB

The Quint  

Since independence, Indian citizenship has been firmly rooted in the Constitution. In the amendments it introduces to the Citizenship Act of 1955, the new Bill violates every single one of these fundamentals of the Constitution. For the first time since the founding of our free and secular republic, the Bill makes religion the key to citizenship. Already the NRC exercise …

Parliament LIVE: Country Moving from 'Make in India' to 'Rape in India', Says Cong; Slams PM's Silence
5 years, 3 months ago

Parliament LIVE: Country Moving from 'Make in India' to 'Rape in India', Says Cong; Slams PM's Silence

News 18  

Parliament LIVE: Home Minister Amit Shah today hit out at the Congress for politicising the issue of Jammu and Kashmir, saying the situation in the Valley was completely normal after the scrapping of provisions of Article 370. What about local body polls which were held?” As the Congress questioned when the political leaders in detention would be released, Shah said …

Citizenship Amendment Bill to be moved in Rajya Sabha; BJP issues whip to MPs
5 years, 3 months ago

Citizenship Amendment Bill to be moved in Rajya Sabha; BJP issues whip to MPs

India TV News  

Issuing a whip, the Bharatiya Janata Party has asked all MPs of the Rajya Sabha to remain present in the House on December 10 and December 11. The controversial Citizenship Amendment Bill which was passed in the Lok Sabha during midnight hour, after a heated debate that stretched for hours, now awaits its passage in the upper house of the …

12-hour bandh in Northeast in protest against CAB; Manipur suspends stir
5 years, 3 months 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 …

Citizenship Amendment Bill passed by Lok Sabha
5 years, 3 months ago

Citizenship Amendment Bill passed by Lok Sabha

Op India  

The Citizenship Amendment Bill was passed on the midnight between 9th and 10th December 2019, after a daylong debate. The bill, which was earlier passed by the earlier Lok Sabha but had lapsed as it could not be passed in Rajya Sabha before the 2019 general elections, was re-tabled at the lower house of the parliament on December 9. The …

LS passes Citizenship (Amendment) Bill by overwhelming majority: BJP gets support from JDU, YSRCP, BJD; Opposition calls legislation discriminatory
5 years, 3 months ago

LS passes Citizenship (Amendment) Bill by overwhelming majority: BJP gets support from JDU, YSRCP, BJD; Opposition calls legislation discriminatory

Firstpost  

The Citizenship Bill saw an animated debate in the Lok Sabha on Monday after Home Minister Amit Shah introduced the contentious legislation with assurances of exemption for the north eastern states, and said that the proposed law has the “endorsement of 130 crore Indians”. The Citizenship Bill says, “On and from the date of commencement of the Citizenship Act, 2019, …

Citizenship Amendment Bill: Proposal for introction of bill passes in LS
5 years, 3 months ago

Citizenship Amendment Bill: Proposal for introction of bill passes in LS

Op India  

After an intense debate on the legal and constitutional merits of the Citizenship Amendment Bill, the Lok Sabha has voted in favour of the introduction of the bill in the parliament. The Citizenship Amendment Bill proposes to provide citizenship to the persecuted minorities of Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. Read: India: A land with Hindu consciousness, which will forever be a …

The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019
5 years, 3 months ago

The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019

The Hindu  

The Cabinet cleared the Citizenship Bill, 2019 and it will be introduced in Parliament on December 9, 2019. The Citizenship Bill says the six non-Muslim communities “shall not be treated as illegal migrant”. The Bill will enable a person from the six communities to apply for citizenship, even without a proof of birth, just by staying in India for six …

Why Assam is protesting against Citizenship Amendment Bill
5 years, 3 months 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" …

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