12 districts report protests as agitation against CAA, NRC intensifies in Madhya Pradesh
5 years, 3 months ago

12 districts report protests as agitation against CAA, NRC intensifies in Madhya Pradesh

India TV News  

What seemed to be a case of public indifference till late afternoon turned out to be large-scale rejection of the Centre's new citizenship law and the proposed NRC by late Thursday evening with at least twelve districts reporting varying levels of protests in Madhya Pradesh. Bhopal, Shajapur, Khandwa, Khargone, Seoni, Gwalior, Betul, Ratlam, Barwani, Sagar, Ujjain and Panna reported agitation according to inputs gathered at the state police situation room in Bhopal. Prohibitory orders under CrPC section 144, banning assembly of people, were clamped in 43 of the 52 districts in the state, said inspector Harman Lakra from the situation room. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath had, on December 16, said the Congress party is against anything which scares anyone or triggers suspicion in anyone's mind.

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Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan flays Congress for its ‘silence’ on BJP’s RSS agenda
11 months, 1 week ago

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan flays Congress for its ‘silence’ on BJP’s RSS agenda

The Hindu  

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has launched a scathing attack on the Congress, accusing it of remaining “silent on the implementation of RSS agenda by the BJP.” Speaking at a public meeting held as part of Lok Sabha 2024 election campaign at Mattanur in Kannur on April 22, Mr. Vijayan said that while claiming to be a secular party, the …

CAA | Only parliamentary law by Congress-led INDIA bloc govt can annul the Act, says Kerala Opposition Leader
1 year ago

CAA | Only parliamentary law by Congress-led INDIA bloc govt can annul the Act, says Kerala Opposition Leader

The Hindu  

Kerala’s Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan has said only parliamentary legislation by a Congress-led INDIA bloc government can annul the “patently anti-Muslim” and schismatic Citizenship Amendment Act. Inaugurating the Congress’s march to Raj Bhavan in Thiruvananthapuram on March 13 to protest against the Centre’s notification of the Citizenship Rules, Mr. Satheesan termed Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s steady refrain that …

Assam students stages massive protest against CAA, threatens to intensify agitation
1 year ago

Assam students stages massive protest against CAA, threatens to intensify agitation

Deccan Chronicle  

Guwahati: The Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra Parishad on Tuesday staged a massive protest opposing the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act in Assam. Instead, we demand that ILP be enforced in Assam without further delay.” Meanwhile, opposition parties in Assam have sought an appointment with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to the state later this week to apprise …

Citizenship Amendment Act: Assam’s Stand Against the CAA
1 year ago

Citizenship Amendment Act: Assam’s Stand Against the CAA

The Hindu  

Assam faces another round of protests against the Citizenship Act of 2019 with a conglomerate of 16 political parties and about 30 NGOs announcing a series of agitations. The NGOs headed by the All Assam Students’ Union will also observe a 12-hour hunger strike on March 9 during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the State. “The Assamese people will …

Assam witnesses anti-CAA protest ahead of PM Modi’s visit
1 year, 1 month ago

Assam witnesses anti-CAA protest ahead of PM Modi’s visit

Hindustan Times  

Assam witnessed a protest against the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act ahead of Prime Minster Narendra Modi’s visit to the state on Saturday. Members of the Co-ordination Committee Against CAA, Assam staged a protest at Guwahati’s Lakhidhar Borah Khetra on Saturday afternoon, and it was attended by Sahitya Academy award winning writer Hiren Gohain and other eminent citizens from …

Anita Anand | Protests, and how to handle them: A wake-up call for all governments
1 year, 9 months ago

Anita Anand | Protests, and how to handle them: A wake-up call for all governments

Deccan Chronicle  

Growing up in rural West Bengal, I first encountered protests when I heard the word “gherao”, which literally means “to encircle”. Two recent and substantial protests in India were against the Central government’s proposed policies or policies adopted without sufficient interaction with the concerned parties: the Citizenship Amendment Act and the three farm bills. In December 2019, the government proceeded …

In Assam and Bengal, the BJP’s contrasting approach to CAA-NRC
4 years ago

In Assam and Bengal, the BJP’s contrasting approach to CAA-NRC

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party ’s dilemma regarding the Citizenship Amendment Act and the National Register of Citizens in election-bound West Bengal and Assam became obvious on Tuesday when the party released its manifesto for the Assam elections. The party’s national president JP Nadda, while releasing the poll manifesto in Assam, said CAA cannot be changed through a state legislation and …

Ahead of Assam polls, AASU launches fresh anti-CAA agitation
4 years ago

Ahead of Assam polls, AASU launches fresh anti-CAA agitation

India Today  

Ahead of the assembly polls in Assam, All Assam Students' Union has launched fresh protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act in the state. Apart from Guwahati, the students' organisation also held anti-CAA agitations in Biswanath, Jorhat, Sivasagar, Nagaon, Nalbari and other parts of the state. The AASU held the fresh anti-CAA agitation across Assam on Saturday when Prime Minister Narendra …

Assam Organisations Pay Homage to 5 Anti-CAA Protestors Killed Last Year
4 years, 3 months ago

Assam Organisations Pay Homage to 5 Anti-CAA Protestors Killed Last Year

News 18  

Several organisations on Saturday paid tributes to the five persons killed during anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests in Assam in December last year. The All Assam Students Union organised a programme here to pay homage to the five as part of its 'Gana Hunkar' campaign across the state, while the Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti observed 'Sankalp Divas' and vowed to renew …

FIR Doesn't Disclose Any Act Of Violence; Protests Happened All Over The Country: Madras High Court Quashes FIR Against CAA-NRC Protesters
4 years, 4 months ago

FIR Doesn't Disclose Any Act Of Violence; Protests Happened All Over The Country: Madras High Court Quashes FIR Against CAA-NRC Protesters

Live Law  

While observing that the Petitioners had conducted peaceful demonstration/protest against the Amendment of CAA and NRC, the Madras High Court recently quashed the FIR filed against two CAA-NRC Protesters. The Bench of Justice J. Nisha Banu was hearing the petitions of Henri Tiphagne & Saathik Ali, who prayed before the Court to call for the entire records pertaining to the …

Bihar Assembly Elections | Congress, RJD too scared to talk about CAA, NRC: Asaduddin Owaisi
4 years, 4 months ago

Bihar Assembly Elections | Congress, RJD too scared to talk about CAA, NRC: Asaduddin Owaisi

The Hindu  

The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen won five seats in the Bihar Assembly election, getting over five lakh votes out of the four crore polled. Excerpts: The central theme of your campaign in Bihar 2020 elections was the CAA and the NRC and the muted response of the RJD and the Congress on them. We do not have the compulsions of …

Police detain over 100 anti-CAA protesters in Assam
5 years, 1 month ago

Police detain over 100 anti-CAA protesters in Assam

India Today  

The police on Saturday detained over 100 people who protested against the Citizenship Act in Guwahati. Terming the new citizenship law as "unconstitutional, undemocratic," the protesters raised slogans against the Bharatiya Janata Party -led government at the Centre and state. The protesters also demanded the Assam Legislative Assembly to take a decision against the Act. The protesters also demanded the …

BJP holds CAA, NRC awareness rallies in Tirupattur, Vellore
5 years, 1 month ago

BJP holds CAA, NRC awareness rallies in Tirupattur, Vellore

The Hindu  

The district units of Bharatiya Janata Party organised demonstrations and awareness rallies on Citizenship Act and National Register of Citizens. BJP leaders C. Vasudevan and V. Anbazhagan addressed a gathering of Tirupattur unit party cadre, during a meeting, and spoke on the ways of countering arguments and protests against the CAA. Memorandum submitted State spokesperson for the BJP, T. Narayanan, …

Anti-CAA riot mongers gather in Patna to join Kanhaiya Kumar's rally
5 years, 1 month ago

Anti-CAA riot mongers gather in Patna to join Kanhaiya Kumar's rally

Op India  

While Delhi continues to burn with Islamists wreaking havoc, targetting the Hindus in the national capital, the left brigade had joined hands at the ‘Samvidhan Bachao, Nagrikta Bachao’ Maha Rally at Patna’s Gandhi Maidan on Thursday. It was joined by the usual coterie of self-proclaimed ‘liberals’, namely JNU Students’ Union president Aishe Ghosh, Rohit Vemula’s mother Radhika Vemula, actress and …

How anti-CAA protests distort the truth
5 years, 1 month ago

How anti-CAA protests distort the truth

New Indian Express  

Articles 5-11 of the Constitution clearly lay down the criteria for citizenship. Several amendments have refined the criteria, notably the Citizenship Act of 2003 that defined an illegal immigrant and disallowed citizenship to their progeny. The recent NRC update of 2019 was sanctioned by the Supreme Court.The NRC is a constitutionally mandated decree. Opposing it means opposing the Constitution and …

All anti-CAA protesters removed from Jaffrabad, Maujpur
5 years, 1 month ago

All anti-CAA protesters removed from Jaffrabad, Maujpur

The Hindu  

The women protesting against the Citizenship Act vacated a road outside Jaffrabad metro station on Tuesday evening, said a senior officer. Delhi Police PRO MS Randhawa said all protesters and supporters of CAA have been removed from Jaffrabad and Maujpur areas. A protester, Naushad, said: “The outsiders creating problems in the area have also been removed.” Certain areas in the …

Congress' Jairam Ramesh warns Opposition not to hijack Anti-CAA protest
5 years, 1 month ago

Congress' Jairam Ramesh warns Opposition not to hijack Anti-CAA protest

Op India  

In an interview with the Press Trust of India for the launch of his new book ‘A Chequered Brilliance: The Many Lives of V.K. Krishna Menon’, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh suggested the opposition to not “hijack” the people’s movement against the Citizenship Amendment Act, National Register of Citizens and the National Population Register. But right now there should be only …

Thousands join anti-CAA protest in Chennai, demand Tamil Nadu govt to adopt resolution against law in ongoing Assembly session
5 years, 1 month ago

Thousands join anti-CAA protest in Chennai, demand Tamil Nadu govt to adopt resolution against law in ongoing Assembly session

Firstpost  

Chennai: A large number of anti-CAA protesters, majority of them Muslims, held a massive protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act at Chepauk, even as agitations were held across Tamil Nadu on Wednesday. The protest was held under the aegis of the Tamil Nadu Islamia Iyakkangal Matrum Arasiyal Katchigalin Koottamaippu, a federation of state Muslim outfits and political parties. #WATCH Chennai: …

Group of ten anti-CAA protesters arrested in U.P.
5 years, 1 month ago

Group of ten anti-CAA protesters arrested in U.P.

The Hindu  

A group of ten students and activists, including a female journalist, have been arrested in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghazipur district while they were on a foot march against the Citizenship Act, police said on Wednesday. While the police have accused them of misleading people on the issue of CAA and the proposed nationwide National Register of Citizens, friends of those arrested …

'We support CAA' posters seen in an Indore wedding
5 years, 1 month ago

'We support CAA' posters seen in an Indore wedding

India TV News  

At a time when there are protests taking place against the Citizenship Amendment Act and National Register of Citizens in the country, in Madhya Pradesh, a unique wedding function has surfaced where posters in support of CAA and NRC were seen on the stage. Guest who attended the wedding function was left amazed after witnessing that posters in support of …

Massive protest against CAA-NPR-NRC in Odisha
5 years, 1 month ago

Massive protest against CAA-NPR-NRC in Odisha

The Hindu  

Thousands of protesters took to the streets here on Thursday opposing the Citizenship Act, the proposed nationwide National Register of Citizens and the National Population Register. It is unfortunate that BJD MPs supported the CAA Bill in Parliament,” said Suresh Panigrahi, a CPI leader. While the country is in the midst of a crisis, the Modi government is trying to …

Inspired by Shaheen Bagh protest, hundreds of women launch anti-CAA sit-in agitation at Mumbai’s Nagpada
5 years, 2 months ago

Inspired by Shaheen Bagh protest, hundreds of women launch anti-CAA sit-in agitation at Mumbai’s Nagpada

Firstpost  

Hundreds of women have been sitting on a road in south Mumbai’s Nagpada area since the 26 January night against the CAA-NRC-NPR regime, apparently drawing inspiration from New Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh protest Mumbai: Hundreds of women have been sitting on a road in south Mumbai’s Nagpada area since the 26 January night against the CAA-NRC-NPR regime, apparently drawing inspiration from …

Over 300 personalities including actor Naseeruddin Shah, historian Romila Thapar issue statement against CAA, NRC
5 years, 2 months ago

Over 300 personalities including actor Naseeruddin Shah, historian Romila Thapar issue statement against CAA, NRC

Firstpost  

Mumbai: Over 300 eminent personalities from the creative and scholarly community of India, including actor Naseeruddin Shah, filmmaker Mira Nair, vocalist TM Krishna, author Amitav Ghosh and historian Romila Thapar have expressed solidarity with the students and others protesting against the CAA and NRC. The amended Citizenship Act and National Register of Citizens is a “threat” to the soul of …

Thousands protest in US cities against India citizenship law
5 years, 2 months ago

Thousands protest in US cities against India citizenship law

Al Jazeera  

New York, United States – Thousands of Indian Americans, joined by several civil rights organisations, have staged protests across dozens of US cities against policies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi that critics say undermine the country’s secular constitution. On Sunday, which marked India’s Republic Day, Mohammad Mustaqeem and his eight-year-old son, along with thousands of others, gathered outside the Indian …

CAA Protesters Celebrate Republic Day With Tricolor & The Preamble
5 years, 2 months ago

CAA Protesters Celebrate Republic Day With Tricolor & The Preamble

The Quint  

In a first, the mosques under the Kerala State Wakf Board and churches under Kerala Regional Latin Catholic Council across the state hoisted the national flag and read out the Preamble of the Constitution on Sunday, which marked the country’s 71st Republic Day. The unprecedented move, which was after the regular Sunday mass and prayers, was to register a protest …

Students protest against CAA, NRC outside Victoria Memorial as BJP MP Swapan Dasgupta addresses Kolkata Literary Meet session
5 years, 2 months ago

Students protest against CAA, NRC outside Victoria Memorial as BJP MP Swapan Dasgupta addresses Kolkata Literary Meet session

Firstpost  

Hundreds of Left-wing students descended on the road outside the Victoria Memorial Hall in Kolkata on Wednesday evening, protesting against CAA, NRC and BJP MP Swapan Dasgupta who took part in an event on the grounds of the iconic monument Kolkata: Hundreds of Left-wing students descended on the road outside the Victoria Memorial Hall in Kolkata on Wednesday evening, protesting …

Yogi Adityanath slams anti-CAA protests for using women and children
5 years, 2 months ago

Yogi Adityanath slams anti-CAA protests for using women and children

Op India  

In a fiery speech at a rally in support of CAA in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath lashed out at opposition saying they are not left with enough courage to destruct public property as they know it can lead to seizure of their property, so they have started to make their women and children join the protests. Yogi …

Anti-CAA, NRC protests: Led by Umar Khalid, students from various universities march from Delhi’s Mandi House to Jantar Mantar
5 years, 2 months ago

Anti-CAA, NRC protests: Led by Umar Khalid, students from various universities march from Delhi’s Mandi House to Jantar Mantar

Firstpost  

New Delhi: Hundreds of students marched from Mandi House to Jantar Mantar on Monday to protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act and the National Register for Citizens. Students, belonging to different universities, raised slogans demanding “azaadi” from the new citizenship law and carried posters which read ‘We stand united against CAA’, ‘Agar tum decent hote toh dissent ko samajhte’, ‘Secularism …

Thousands join anti-CAA, NRC rally in Karnataka’s Mangaluru; Harsh Mander, ex-IAS officer Kannan Gopinathan address crowd
5 years, 2 months ago

Thousands join anti-CAA, NRC rally in Karnataka’s Mangaluru; Harsh Mander, ex-IAS officer Kannan Gopinathan address crowd

Firstpost  

Thousands of people marched through the streets of Adyar on Wednesday evening to protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act and National Register of Citizens in a rally organised by the Muslim central committees of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts. Mangaluru: Thousands of people marched through the streets of Adyar on Wednesday evening to protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act and …

Congress Working Committee demands withdrawal of CAA, NPR
5 years, 2 months ago

Congress Working Committee demands withdrawal of CAA, NPR

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Terming the Citizenship Act as a “discriminatory” and “divisive” law, the Cong-ress on Saturday deman-ded that the CAA be withdrawn and the pro-cess of NPR be stopped. The Opposition party also threw its weight behind the agitating students of universities acr-oss the country even as its interim president So-nia Gandhi decried “pol-ice excesses” in many parts of UP …

Indian students, activists protest against CAA, NRC outside High Commission in London
5 years, 2 months ago

Indian students, activists protest against CAA, NRC outside High Commission in London

India Today  

Amid poems, music, speeches, theatre workshops and sing-alongs, a 12-hour sit-in was organised by South Asian Students Against Fascism, UK, and SOAS India Society staged at the India High Commission in London on January 8 in solidarity with the nationwide trade union strike in India. The sit-in was a voice of many organisations and students coming together to stand against …

Protest held in Mumbai against CAA, violence in JNU
5 years, 2 months ago

Protest held in Mumbai against CAA, violence in JNU

India TV News  

Hundreds of people, including senior citizens, youths and women, took part in a march in suburban Bandra against the Citizenship Amendment Act and the recent violence at Jawaharlal Nehru University in Delhi. During the march, the protesters also raised slogans against the government over the National Register of Citizens and the National Population Register. People, who gathered under the banner …

Anti-CAA protests a result of people's suspicion about Narendra Modi govt's intentions, says ex-FM Yashwant Sinha
5 years, 2 months ago

Anti-CAA protests a result of people's suspicion about Narendra Modi govt's intentions, says ex-FM Yashwant Sinha

Firstpost  

The Vajpayee government was never questioned for amending the Citizenship Act in 2003, but suspicion about the Modi govt’s intentions led to nationwide protests, former minister Yashwant Sinha said in Mumbai on Friday Mumbai: The Vajpayee government was never questioned for amending the Citizenship Act in 2003, but suspicion about the current regime’s intentions led to nationwide protests, former minister …

Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Raut along with anti-Hindu Kolse Patil to attend anti-CAA function by Jamaat-e-Islami Hind in Mumbai
5 years, 2 months ago

Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Raut along with anti-Hindu Kolse Patil to attend anti-CAA function by Jamaat-e-Islami Hind in Mumbai

Op India  

Even as several parts of the country are witnessing anti-CAA riots organised by various Muslim groups, Shiv Sena politician Sanjay Raut is going to attend a function organised by the Islamist organisation Jamaat-e-Islami Hind to oppose the Citizenship Amendment Act and National Register of Citizens in Mumbai on Saturday. Raut, who is considered as a chief architect in stitching the …

Protesters against CAA reach India Gate, traffic affected
5 years, 2 months ago

Protesters against CAA reach India Gate, traffic affected

India TV News  

Several protesters including students from different universities gathered at India Gate on Wednesday to take a mass pledge to oppose the Citizenship Amendment Act. The protesters "We young India resolve to fight back the government imposed CAA-NPR-NRC," the protesters said in unison as they started their pledge. Slogans like "kagaz nahin dikhayenge" and "tanashahi nahin chalegi" echoed in the area …

‘CAA is a threat to marginalised communities’
5 years, 2 months ago

‘CAA is a threat to marginalised communities’

The Hindu  

ON December 26, the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi lent its voice to those against the Citizenship Act. The protest was held in central Mumbai’s Dadar where Prakash Ambedkar and his son Sujat addressed the crowds from a makeshift platform, telling them that the new law would target Muslims as well as marginalised communities such as Adivasis. Prakash Ambedkar said that it …

Don’t make CAA, NRC Hindu vs Muslim issue
5 years, 3 months ago

Don’t make CAA, NRC Hindu vs Muslim issue

Deccan Chronicle  

As the protests against the CAA-NRC combine continue, certain things need to be clarified, and the record set straight. Most importantly, both Hindus and Muslims have finally understood that the real purpose behind the CAA-NRC combo is to divide society on communal lines. The NRC will ghettoise Muslims who can’t prove their citizenship in detention centres, but allow Hindus to …

CAA protests: BJP trying to amend Constitution through backdoor, says P Chidambaram at Congress 'Maha rally' in Kerala
5 years, 3 months ago

CAA protests: BJP trying to amend Constitution through backdoor, says P Chidambaram at Congress 'Maha rally' in Kerala

Firstpost  

Intensifying its protest against the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act, the Congress in Kerala took out a “Maha Rally” to the Raj Bhavan in Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday, demanding the suspension of the law and to stop the National Register of Citizens Thiruvananthapuram: Intensifying its protest against the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act, the Congress in Kerala took out a “Maha Rally” to …

'CAA, NRC are not only against Muslims, but whole country': Student leaders lead charge against 'divisive' policy at Mumbai's Azad Maidan
5 years, 3 months ago

'CAA, NRC are not only against Muslims, but whole country': Student leaders lead charge against 'divisive' policy at Mumbai's Azad Maidan

Firstpost  

Students, activists, and citizens gathered in south Mumbai’s Azad Maidan for another large-scale protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act and National Register for Citizens on Friday. Initially planned as a rally from Byculla to Azad Maidan, the JAC’s protest was curtailed to a gathering at Azad Maidan because of “fear of violence”, the organisers of the protest said. Students from …

Citizenship Act protests: 498 identified as offenders in UP, property to be seized
5 years, 3 months 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 …

Rahul Gandhi set to lead anti-CAA protest in Guwahati on Saturday
5 years, 3 months ago

Rahul Gandhi set to lead anti-CAA protest in Guwahati on Saturday

India TV News  

Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi is set to lead a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act in Guwahati on Saturday. Meanwhile, criticizing Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his remarks that no detention centre was being built at Matia in Assam, the Congress leader said, "The Prime Minister of the RSS is lying to the nation". Congress spokesperson Ajay Maken said …

Uttar Pradesh anti-CAA stir: Sambhal district administration issues notice to 26 people for damaging property during protests
5 years, 3 months ago

Uttar Pradesh anti-CAA stir: Sambhal district administration issues notice to 26 people for damaging property during protests

Firstpost  

The district administration of Sambhal has issued notices to 26 people for their alleged involvement in damaging properties during protests against the amended citizenship law Sambhal: The district administration of Sambhal has issued notices to 26 people for their alleged involvement in damaging properties during protests against the amended citizenship law, asking them to explain their position or pay for …

Indian-Americans hold rallies in support of CAA, NRC in US
5 years, 3 months ago

Indian-Americans hold rallies in support of CAA, NRC in US

India TV News  

A large number of Indian-Americans have come out in support of the amended citizenship law and the proposed National Register of Citizens, holding rallies in several US cities to "dispel misinformation and myths" surrounding the contentious law, the organisers of the demonstrations have said. "We held this rally to counter the fear-mongering of Islamic and leftist organisations about the CAA …

Opposition slams Centre for trying to 'fool people' over NPR; protests continue in Delhi, Assam over CAA
5 years, 3 months ago

Opposition slams Centre for trying to 'fool people' over NPR; protests continue in Delhi, Assam over CAA

Firstpost  

Even as protests against the amended citizenship law continued in different parts of the country, the Union government approved a proposal to update the National Population Register The Centre faced strong criticism from Opposition leaders for denying any links between the National Population Register and the contentious National Register for Citizens with Congress, TMC leaders and activists pointing to official …

Protests continue to rage against CAA, NRC
5 years, 3 months ago

Protests continue to rage against CAA, NRC

Live Mint  

Protests against the Citizenship Act and the National Register of Citizens raged across the country on Tuesday, including in the national capital where students defied prohibitory orders to stage a demonstration at Jantar Mantar. Protests continued in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, and other states, even as police in Uttar Pradesh stopped senior Congress party leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka …

CAA protests: UP Police stops Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi from entering Meerut to meet kin of deceased agitators
5 years, 3 months ago

CAA protests: UP Police stops Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi from entering Meerut to meet kin of deceased agitators

Firstpost  

Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were on Tuesday stopped by police from entering Meerut on their way to meet the families of those who died during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act Meerut: Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were on Tuesday stopped by police from entering Meerut on their way to meet the families …

Opposition steps up anti-CAA protests: 'Satyagraha' at Raj Ghat, massive rally in Chennai; demonstrations in Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam
5 years, 3 months 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 …

Opposition steps up protests against CAA: DMK leads massive rally in Chennai, Congress holds 'satyagraha' at Rajghat; Uttar Pradesh PFI chief arrested
5 years, 3 months ago

Opposition steps up protests against CAA: DMK leads massive rally in Chennai, Congress holds 'satyagraha' at Rajghat; Uttar Pradesh PFI chief arrested

Firstpost  

The opposition on Monday stepped up protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 with the Congress holding a ‘Satyagraha for unity’ at Mahatma Gandhi’s memorial Rajghat and its ally DMK leading a massive rally in Chennai, while scattered demonstration were held against the contentious law in several states by students and others New Delhi/Chennai/Guwahati: The opposition on Monday stepped up …

Massive protests against NRC, CAA at Millers Road in Bengaluru
5 years, 3 months ago

Massive protests against NRC, CAA at Millers Road in Bengaluru

India TV News  

People gathered in huge numbers in Bengaluru on Monday to protest against Citizenship Amendment Act, a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed to those against the law that lies were being spread by the opposition about CAA and NRC. While on Sunday, the city wintessed people taking to streets in the support for Citizenship Amendment Act, Monday saw thousands …

An act divided!: Citizenship (Amendment) Act
5 years, 3 months ago

An act divided!: Citizenship (Amendment) Act

New Indian Express  

“Many are saying minorities from our country will face deportations. CAA is not about Indian citizens, it is about refugees, and those crying social justice should be appreciating the move since a country like India is giving space for the persecuted. In Kalaburagi, almost 25,000 protesters and activists from various organisations took out protests despite prohibitory orders. This is a …

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