138:1 | Kerala Assembly Passes Resolution Demanding Withdrawal Of Citizenship Amendment Act
5 years ago

138:1 | Kerala Assembly Passes Resolution Demanding Withdrawal Of Citizenship Amendment Act

ABP News  

Thiruvananthapuram: On the last day of the year, it was a rare moment when the traditional political rivals, the CPI-M led Left Front and the Congress-led United Democratic Front joined hands to pass a resolution in the Kerala Assembly seeking the withdrawal of the Citizenship Amendment Act, while the lone dissent came from the BJP legislator O. Rajagopal. George, who heads Kerala Janapaksham, who briefly hobnobbed with the BJP-led NDA and has since left them, expressed his displeasure in what he termed as "the weak protests by the traditional rival political fronts". "I would suggest that the protests against the CAA should be stepped up and the need of the hour is about five lakh people should sit in protest before the Accountant General's office here for 10 days so the world takes notice. Incidentally, Kerala was one of the first state to organise a protest when the ruling and the opposition joined hands to stage a four-hour protest, early this month to oppose the CAA.

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Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan flays Congress for its ‘silence’ on BJP’s RSS agenda
8 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Perverse intent: The Hindu Editorial on the Citizenship (Amendment) Act
9 months ago

Perverse intent: The Hindu Editorial on the Citizenship (Amendment) Act

The Hindu  

Offering citizenship to migrants who have fled their countries of origin because of persecution and have stayed a sufficient time in their adopted country, is a humane endeavour by any nation-state and should be generally welcomed. But by limiting this measure only to migrants from an arbitrary group of neighbouring nations and to narrow the definition only to “religious persecution”, …

Uncovering the origins of CAA and its implications for India
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Uncovering the origins of CAA and its implications for India

Hindustan Times  

On March 11, the Government of India formally notified the rules implementing the 2019 Citizenship Amendment Act. The notification of the CAA rules—on the eve of India’s 2024 general election—has kicked off a fresh debate over the law, its implementing provisions, and the resulting implications for the future of secularism in India The notification of the CAA rules—on the eve …

Kerala CM says idea of equality in Constitution shredded through CAA
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Kerala CM says idea of equality in Constitution shredded through CAA

Hindustan Times  

Kasaragod, As Kerala inches towards the polling date of April 26, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan launched a scathing attack on the BJP-led Centre on Saturday over the implementation of the contentious Citizenship Act and said the idea of equality enshrined in the Constitution is being shredded through the law. HT Image Addressing a massive anti-CAA rally organised by the Communist …

'Union Itself Aware That There's No Urgency To Enforce CAA' : Kerala Moves Supreme Court For Stay Of Citizenship Amendment Act
9 months, 3 weeks ago

'Union Itself Aware That There's No Urgency To Enforce CAA' : Kerala Moves Supreme Court For Stay Of Citizenship Amendment Act

Live Law  

The State of Kerala has approached the Supreme Court seeking an interim injunction restraining the Union from implementing the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 and its recently notified Rules. The Centre notified the Citizenship Amendment Rules to enforce the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019, which is the subject of numerous ongoing litigations. To provide a brief background, the contentious Citizenship Amendment …

Kerala CM doubles down on CAA after Amit Shah's 'no choice' comment, asks why Rahul Gandhi silent
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Kerala CM doubles down on CAA after Amit Shah's 'no choice' comment, asks why Rahul Gandhi silent

Hindustan Times  

Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday reiterated that Kerala will not implement the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 and questioned the silence of the Congress on the issue. The statement came after Union home minister Amit Shah clarified that the states do not have any choice in CAA implementation as citizenship is a central subject. Kerala will not accept CAA, …

Kerala to initiate additional legal steps to cancel CAA notification
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Kerala to initiate additional legal steps to cancel CAA notification

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Continuing its fight against the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019, the state government has decided to move the Supreme Court seeking to cancel provisions under the legislation. The state cabinet on Wednesday tasked the advocate general with initiating further legal action to challenge the Citizenship Amendment Rules, 2024, which was notified by the Union government on Monday. This comes even …

CAA | Only parliamentary law by Congress-led INDIA bloc govt can annul the Act, says Kerala Opposition Leader
9 months, 4 weeks 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 …

Framing of CAA rules spawns protests across Kerala
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Framing of CAA rules spawns protests across Kerala

The Hindu  

The notification of the Citizenship Rules, 2024 by the Union government on Monday that would enable the implementation of the Citizenship Act triggered protests across Kerala on March 12. BJP’s Kerala in-charge Prakash Javadekar said the Lok Sabha’s 2019 enactment merely offered a safe harbour for six minority communities facing persecution in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan by welcoming them as …

Centre’s framing of CAA Rules animates Kerala politics and reforges State’s Lok Sabha election narratives
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Centre’s framing of CAA Rules animates Kerala politics and reforges State’s Lok Sabha election narratives

The Hindu  

The Central government’s recent framing of rules to enforce the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act has animated Kerala politics ahead of what portends to be a bitterly contested Lok Sabha elections. The Congress and the Communist Party of India seemed to vie with each other to tap into the growing social fear that the CAA was patently ‘anti-Muslim, ran against the …

Kerala CM lacks sincerity in defeating CAA as he failed to withdraw anti-CAA protest cases, alleges Opposition Leader
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Kerala CM lacks sincerity in defeating CAA as he failed to withdraw anti-CAA protest cases, alleges Opposition Leader

The Hindu  

Kerala’s Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan has accused Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan of “lacking sincerity” in opposing the Citizenship Amendment Act as his government “failed to withdraw the cases” registered against over 800 persons who protested after it was passed by Parliament in 2019. Recalling that the United Democratic Front had repeatedly raised the issue in the Assembly and …

Actor Vijay calls CAA 'unacceptable', asks Tamil Nadu not to implement it
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Actor Vijay calls CAA 'unacceptable', asks Tamil Nadu not to implement it

India Today  

Tamil actor and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam chief Thalapathy Vijay on Monday lashed out at the Narendra Modi-led Central government after it implemented the Citizenship Act, 2019. "It is not acceptable to implement any law like the Indian Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 in an environment where all citizens of the country live with social harmony," a rough translation of his statement, …

CAA implemented to 'divide' country, disturb harmony, says Kamal Haasan
9 months, 4 weeks ago

CAA implemented to 'divide' country, disturb harmony, says Kamal Haasan

India Today  

Actor-politician Kamal Haasan on Tuesday slammed the central government for notifying rules of the Citizenship Act, 2019, accusing it of destroying harmony and dividing the country in the run-up to the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. In a statement, Kamal Haasan, the founder of Makkal Needhi Maiam, claimed the BJP-led Centre had "hurriedly" implemented the CAA in a "desperate" bid to …

CAA an open challenge to humanity, Kerala will not implement it: Vijayan
9 months, 4 weeks ago

CAA an open challenge to humanity, Kerala will not implement it: Vijayan

Hindustan Times  

Kochi: Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Monday that the decision by the Bharatiya Janata Party -led union government to implement the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act weeks ahead of the Lok Sabha elections is aimed at “dividing people, inciting communal sentiments and undermining the very basic principles of the Constitution”. It is an open challenge to humanity, the country’s …

CAA implementation emerges as the dominant political issue at the LS election hustings in Kerala
9 months, 4 weeks ago

CAA implementation emerges as the dominant political issue at the LS election hustings in Kerala

The Hindu  

The Central government’s framing of rules to enforce the contentious and “patently anti-Muslim” Citizenship Amendment Act has emerged as the dominant political issue at the hustings ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in Kerala. The CPI State secretariat said the Bharatiya Janata Party had reignited a highly polarising issue to politically offset the Supreme Court directive to publish the details …

‘CAA an open challenge to humanity, Kerala will not implement it’: CM Pinarayi Vijayan
9 months, 4 weeks ago

‘CAA an open challenge to humanity, Kerala will not implement it’: CM Pinarayi Vijayan

Hindustan Times  

Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said Monday that the decision by the BJP-led union government to implement the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act weeks ahead of the Lok Sabha elections is aimed at 'dividing people, inciting communal sentiments and undermining the very basic principles of the Constitution' and declared that Kerala government will not implement them. Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan …

‘CAA will be implemented across India within 7 days,’ claims Shantanu Thakur
11 months, 1 week ago

‘CAA will be implemented across India within 7 days,’ claims Shantanu Thakur

Live Mint  

Union Minister Shantanu Thakur has declared that the Citizenship Act, also known as CAA, is set to be implemented nationwide within the next seven days. Not just in West Bengal, the CAA would be implemented in every state of India within a week,” BJP's Lok Sabha MP from Bangaon, said. Implemented by the Narendra Modi government, the Citizenship Act or …

CAA destroys India's secular fabric, against Tamils: DMK in Supreme Court
2 years, 1 month ago

CAA destroys India's secular fabric, against Tamils: DMK in Supreme Court

India Today  

Tamil Nadu's ruling party Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam moved the Supreme Court against the Citizenship Act and said it is 'arbitary' as it is related to only three countries, i.e. In a plea challenging CAA in the top court, DMK said, "CAA, 2019, is arbitrary as it relates to only three countries viz Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh and pertains to only …

Article 131 and Centre-State disputes
2 years, 3 months ago

Article 131 and Centre-State disputes

The Hindu  

Ambedkar introduced the draft Constitution in the Constituent Assembly in 1948, he underlined the deliberate attempt of its makers to describe India as a Union of States and not a federation. Article 131 Article 131 deals with the ‘original jurisdiction’ of the Supreme Court of India in any dispute that involves a ‘question of law or fact on which the …

Kerala Assembly passes resolution to work towards countering, defeating divisive forces
2 years, 4 months ago

Kerala Assembly passes resolution to work towards countering, defeating divisive forces

India TV News  

The Kerala Legislative Assembly on Monday unanimously passed a resolution, moved by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, seeking to work towards countering and defeating the efforts of divisive forces in the country and maintain India as a democratic social republic. During the conference, both the Chief Minister as well as Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly V D Satheesan said …

Tamil Nadu Assembly calls for repeal of CAA
3 years, 4 months ago

Tamil Nadu Assembly calls for repeal of CAA

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu Assembly on Wednesday adopted a resolution urging the Union government to repeal the Citizenship Act, 2019. The resolution said: “This august House considers that the Citizenship Act is not in tune with the secular principles laid down in our Constitution, and also not conducive to the communal harmony that prevails in India.” According to the established democratic …

Kerala Assembly passes resolution demanding withdrawal of three farm laws
4 years ago

Kerala Assembly passes resolution demanding withdrawal of three farm laws

India TV News  

The Kerala Assembly on Thursday passed a resolution demanding withdrawal of the three central farm laws. The central farm laws, passed in Parliament, were not only "anti-farmer" but also "pro-corporate", he alleged and said that at least 32 farmers had lost their lives in the last 35 days of the agitation. "Legislative assemblies have the moral responsibility to take a …

Kerala Governor Signs Ordinance To Withdraw Controversial Section '118A' of Kerala Police Act
4 years, 1 month ago

Kerala Governor Signs Ordinance To Withdraw Controversial Section '118A' of Kerala Police Act

Live Law  

The Governor of Kerala Arif Mohammed Khan has signed an ordinance to withdraw controversial ordinance which amended the Kerala Police Act introducing Section 118A of the Act.Article 213 of the Constitution of India empowers the Governor to withdraw an Ordinance at any time.Earlier today, the Additional Advocate General of Kerala had submitted before the High Court of Kerala that. The …

Rajasthan moves Supreme Court against CAA
4 years, 9 months ago

Rajasthan moves Supreme Court against CAA

The Hindu  

The Congress government in Rajasthan on Monday moved the Supreme Court challenging the validity of the Citizenship Act contending that the law was against the country’s secular fabric and violated fundamental rights enshrined in the Constitution. The Left Democratic Front government of Kerala had on January 13 filed the plea under Article 131 seeking declaration of the CAA as violative …

What Indians Abroad Want to Say to Modi-Shah Amidst Delhi Violence
4 years, 10 months ago

What Indians Abroad Want to Say to Modi-Shah Amidst Delhi Violence

The Quint  

The BJP government’s ambitions under Prime Minister Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, to alter the country's social fabric, has not only divided the country but also lifted the veil, showcasing a dangerous communal agenda of transforming a secular India into a ‘Hindu rashtra’. Late to the party, the international community is now starting to recognise the grave and impending …

No permission for resolution to recall Kerala Governor
4 years, 11 months ago

No permission for resolution to recall Kerala Governor

Deccan Chronicle  

The Opposition registered strong protest over the committee’s decision to deny permission for the resolution and submitted their dissent in writing The Kerala Assembly on Friday turned down the resolution moved by Opposition leader Ramesh Chennithala seeking to recall governor Arif Mohammad Khan. The Opposition registered strong protest over the committee’s decision to deny permission for the resolution and submitted …

‘CM wanted me to read it’: Kerala guv on his anti-CAA speech in assembly
4 years, 11 months ago

‘CM wanted me to read it’: Kerala guv on his anti-CAA speech in assembly

Hindustan Times  

Amid go back sloganeering and attempts to block him, Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan on Wednesday read the policy of the left front government in the state assembly, but made it clear he did not agree with observations against the Citizenship Act. The CM has said this is the view of the government and to honour his wish I am …

‘Have reservations and disagreement’: Kerala Governor reads references on anti-CAA resolution in assembly
4 years, 11 months ago

‘Have reservations and disagreement’: Kerala Governor reads references on anti-CAA resolution in assembly

Hindustan Times  

Springing a surprise, Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan on Wednesday read out the references on the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act resolution passed by the state assembly, while presenting his policy address of the Left government in the House. Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan The governor, who has been at loggerheads with the government over the anti-CAA resolution passed by the assembly …

Hope Kerala govt will support motion seeking Governor Arif Mohammed Khan's recall over CAA stand, says Congress' Ramesh Chennithala
4 years, 11 months ago

Hope Kerala govt will support motion seeking Governor Arif Mohammed Khan's recall over CAA stand, says Congress' Ramesh Chennithala

Firstpost  

Thiruvananthapuram: Opposition Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala on Monday expressed hope the Left government in Kerala would completely support his proposed motion in the state Assembly to recall Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on his stand over Citizenship Amendment Act. The Congress leader’s statement comes a day after the ruling CPI-led Left Democratic Front and state Parliamentary Affairs minister, AK Balan criticised …

CAA Protesters Celebrate Republic Day With Tricolor & The Preamble
4 years, 11 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 …

Rajasthan Assembly passes resolution against CAA
4 years, 11 months ago

Rajasthan Assembly passes resolution against CAA

The Hindu  

The Rajasthan Assembly on Saturday passed a resolution urging the Union government to repeal the contentious Citizenship Act, making the State the third one, after Kerala and Punjab, to confront the Centre on the issue. The CAA violated the provisions of the Constitution and discriminated against people on religious grounds in the grant of citizenship, asserted Parliamentary Affairs Minister Shanti …

What Is Article 131 Of Constitution? [Explainer]
4 years, 11 months ago

What Is Article 131 Of Constitution? [Explainer]

Live Law  

Article 131 of the Constitution, a rarely used provision, was in the news last week with two unusual suits filed by the Governments of Kerala and Chhattisgarh, challenging two central legislations. Original Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.- Subject to the Provisions of this Constitution, the Supreme Court shall, to the exclusion of any other Court, have original Jurisdiction in any …

After Kerala, Punjab passes anti-CAA resolution, AAP supports
4 years, 11 months ago

After Kerala, Punjab passes anti-CAA resolution, AAP supports

Op India  

After Kerala, the Congress-led Punjab government on Friday passed a resolution against the Citizenship Amendment Act in the state assembly. On December 31st, the Pinarayi Vijayan headed Kerala government had passed a resolution demanding the scrapping of the Citizenship Amendment Act. In addition to passing a resolution, the Kerala government has also moved to the Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality …

After Kerala, Punjab Assembly passes resolution against CAA
4 years, 11 months ago

After Kerala, Punjab Assembly passes resolution against CAA

India Today  

The Punjab Assembly on Friday passed a resolution moved by the ruling Congress demanding scrapping of the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act. State Minister Brahm Mohindra moved the resolution against the CAA on the second day of the two-day special Assembly session. CAA also envisages cancellation of the registration of Overseas Citizens of India card holders, if they violate any law," …

Kerala files suit against CAA
4 years, 11 months ago

Kerala files suit against CAA

The Hindu  

Kerala became the first State to join citizens across the country's spectrum to challenge in the Supreme Court the constitutionality of the Citizenship Act, which fast-tracks grant of citizenship on the basis of religion. Kerala said in its suit thatit would be compelled under Article 256 to comply with the CAA, which was “manifestly arbitrary, unreasonable, irrational and violative of …

Gujarat Legislative Assembly Passes Resolution Supporting CAA, Terms It 'Historic' [Read Resolution]
4 years, 11 months ago

Gujarat Legislative Assembly Passes Resolution Supporting CAA, Terms It 'Historic' [Read Resolution]

Live Law  

Gujarat Legislative Assembly, on Friday, passed a resolution 'supporting' the enactment of Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019. The resolution termed the enactment as a 'Historic decision' and also said that it does not affect the citizenship of any person, including the minority community of India. The resolution reads: "Prime Minister Narendra Modi and home minister Amit Shah have shown far-sightedness by …

'We're not naive': Punjab CM Amarinder supports Kerala's anti-CAA resolution
5 years ago

'We're not naive': Punjab CM Amarinder supports Kerala's anti-CAA resolution

India TV News  

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday came out in support of the Kerala Assembly resolution demanding scrapping of the Citizenship Act, saying it was the voice of the people and the Centre should also pay heed to it. In an open letter to Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, the Punjab chief minister asserted that the states have already …

‘No legal validity’: Kerala governor on assembly resolution against citizenship law
5 years ago

‘No legal validity’: Kerala governor on assembly resolution against citizenship law

Hindustan Times  

Kerala governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Thursday said the resolution passed by the state assembly demanding scrapping of the Citizenship Amendment Act did not have constitutional or legal validity. Kerala governor Arif Mohammed Khan has said that the state assembly’s resolution against the Citizenship Amendment Act has no constitutional validity. “The resolution has no constitutional or legal validity,” he said …

Kerala Governor calls Assembly resolution on CAA ‘unconstitutional and insignificant’
5 years ago

Kerala Governor calls Assembly resolution on CAA ‘unconstitutional and insignificant’

The Hindu  

Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan courted a fresh controversy on Thursday by terming the resolution passed by a special session of the Assembly demanding the Centre rescind the Citizenship Act as “unconstitutional and insignificant”. Mr. Khan also said that the resolution was passed as per the proposal of the Indian History Congress held at Kannur recently. Leader of the Opposition …

Assembly has its rights: Kerala Chief Minister
5 years ago

Assembly has its rights: Kerala Chief Minister

The Hindu  

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has described as unheard of a Rajya Sabha member filing a petition with the Chairman seeking to initiate breach of privileges and contempt proceedings against a Chief Minister. Narasimha Rao against Mr. Vijayan after the Kerala Assembly passed a resolution against the Citizenship Act on December 31, Mr. Vijayan said the Assembly had its own …

Citizenship Amendment Act: Pinarayi Vijayan assails attempt to ‘racially purify Hindustan’
5 years ago

Citizenship Amendment Act: Pinarayi Vijayan assails attempt to ‘racially purify Hindustan’

The Hindu  

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday assailed the RSS, the BJP’s ideological mentor, for seeking to “racially purify Hindustan” by introducing prejudicial laws aimed at incrementally ridding the country of religious, ethnic and linguistic minorities or reducing such groups to subaltern status. Speaking in the Assembly on the resolution seeking scrapping of the Centre’s amended citizenship law, Mr. Vijayan …

'Repeal CAA': Kerala Legislature Passes Resolution [Read Resolution]
5 years ago

'Repeal CAA': Kerala Legislature Passes Resolution [Read Resolution]

Live Law  

The Kerala Legislature has passed a resolution requesting the Central Government to repeal the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019. The Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan moved the resolution in which he said that the CAA is against the principles of Secularism and Equality doctrine, which are parts of basic structure of the Constitution of India. "Since the Citizenship Amendment Act is against …

Kerala Assembly asks Centre to annul Citizenship Amendment Act
5 years ago

Kerala Assembly asks Centre to annul Citizenship Amendment Act

The Hindu  

The Assembly on Tuesday just about unanimously passed a resolution pressurising the Centre to withdraw the “patently anti-Muslim” Citizenship Act. In a rare show of political bipartisanship, ruling and Opposition members were in complete accord that the new citizenship law chipped away at the secular foundation of the Constitution. As if of one mind, the LDF and UDF members lacerated …

Kerala CM tables anti-CAA resolution in Assembly
5 years ago

Kerala CM tables anti-CAA resolution in Assembly

India TV News  

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday moved a resolution in the state Assembly demanding the scrapping of the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act. Though the one-day special session was convened to ratify the extension of the reservation for SC and ST in the Assembly and the Parliament for another decade, the resolution against CAA was also taken up in view …

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 …

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 …

Kerala not to implement Citizenship Amendment Bill, says CM Pinarayi Vijayan
5 years ago

Kerala not to implement Citizenship Amendment Bill, says CM Pinarayi Vijayan

India Today  

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday announced that his state will not implement The Citizen Bill, 2019 passed by the Parliament. While addressing a press conference in the state secretariat, the chief minister alleged that by passing the CAB, the BJP was executing the RSS agenda to divide the nation on communal lines. Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha …

CAB an attack on secular character of India: Kerala CM
5 years, 1 month ago

CAB an attack on secular character of India: Kerala CM

The Quint  

Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 10 A move to decide citizenship on the basis of religion amounts to a rejection of the Constitution and is an attack on the secular and democratic character of India, said Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday. In a statement issued here, Vijayan said the Constitution of India guarantees the right to citizenship for all Indians, irrespective …

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