It is our duty to protect persecuted minorities from neighbouring Islamic nations: PM Modi in Assam
5 years, 11 months ago

It is our duty to protect persecuted minorities from neighbouring Islamic nations: PM Modi in Assam

Op India  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a rally in Changsari, Assam today where he targeted the Opposition over its failings to implement the Assam accord and spoke in defense of the Citizenship Amendment Bill. मेरी सरकार असम और असमिया हितों के लिए पूरी तरह समर्पित है। असम अकॉर्ड के अनुरूप ही हमारी सरकार 6 समुदायों, आहुम, मौटक, मौढ़न, शुटिया, कुश राजवंशी और शाह जनगोष्टी को जनजाति का दर्जा देने पर भी काम कर रही है। इसके लिए राज्यसभा में बिल लाने का काम भी हमारी ही सरकार ने किया है:PM — narendramodi_in February 9, 2019 Taking a dig at the proposed Mahagathbandhan by the opposition parties, PM Modi asserted that the only thing that the ‘MahaMilavat’ coalition is concerned about is abusing him and that the corrupt are panic-stricken after the Chowkidar’s actions. PM in Assam: Desh dekh raha hai ki chowkidar ki chowksi se kaise bhrashtachari bokhlaye huye hain aur roz nai gali Modi ko dete rehte hai.Vaha to ek hi maapdand hai, kaun Modi ko zyada gali de sakta hai, isi ka competition chal raha hai. Ye logo ki ek hi pehchan hai ‘mahamilavat’ pic.twitter.com/OdUcvAnT9Y — ANI February 9, 2019 Narendra Modi also said that his government has always attempted to rid the state and the country of illegal immigrants and is working towards sealing the entire Indo-Bangladesh border. हमसे अलग हुए देशों में जो अल्पसंख्यक यानि हिंदू, सिख, जैन, बौद्ध पारसी और ईसाई, वहां रह गए थे उनको संरक्षण देना हमारा दायित्व है: PM @narendramodi — narendramodi_in February 9, 2019 “Citizenship Bill issue is not related only to Northeast or Assam — it is for people who want to live by their faith and for that have to save their lives and escape and come to Maa Bharti.

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PM Modi Using Diplomatic Push For Safety Of Hindus In Bangladesh: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
1 month, 2 weeks ago

PM Modi Using Diplomatic Push For Safety Of Hindus In Bangladesh: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

ABP News  

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated on Sunday that the central government is leveraging diplomatic channels to ensure the safety of Hindus in Bangladesh, who have reportedly faced atrocities in the neighbouring country. It is the responsibility of the government of Bangladesh to ensure the safety of the religious minority Hindus there,” Sarma told told news agency PTI. “Prime …

India asks Bangladesh to protect minorities, hopes monk will get fair treatment
1 month, 2 weeks ago

India asks Bangladesh to protect minorities, hopes monk will get fair treatment

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: India on Friday urged Bangladesh’s interim government to protect Hindus and other minority communities in the face of threats and targeted attacks and called for the case of a Bangladeshi monk arrested on a charge of sedition to be dealt with fairly and transparently. We once again call upon Bangladesh to take all the steps for the protection …

Assam MLA writes to Modi, pleads for India’s intervention in Bangladesh
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Assam MLA writes to Modi, pleads for India’s intervention in Bangladesh

Deccan Chronicle  

Guwahati: Assam MLA Kamalakhya Dey Purkayastha has written a letter to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, pleading for India’s intervention on atrocities on minorities in Bangladesh and ensuring the release of Hindu leader Chinmoy Krishna Das. Mr Purkayastha, a Congress MLA who has extended support to the BJP government without giving up his assembly membership has urged the PM for …

AIUDF meets Assam Governor, seeks action against communal groups
4 months, 2 weeks ago

AIUDF meets Assam Governor, seeks action against communal groups

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI The minority-based All India United Democratic Front on Monday submitted a memorandum to Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya, seeking action against several organisations that have asked migrant Muslims to leave the eastern Assam districts or face the consequences. At least 30 organisations claiming to represent indigenous communities had set a week’s deadline for Bengal-origin migrant Muslims, derisively referred to as …

Modi govt sets up committee to ensure safety of Hindus and other minorities in Bangladesh
5 months ago

Modi govt sets up committee to ensure safety of Hindus and other minorities in Bangladesh

Op India  

In a major development, the Modi government has formed a committee to not only monitor the situation at the India-Bangladesh border but also ensure the safety of Hindus and other religious minorities in the neighbouring country. In a tweet on Friday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah informed, “In the wake of the ongoing situation in Bangladesh, the Modi government has …

Modi loses ground in India’s parliament, but his Hindu nationalist policies are here to stay
7 months, 1 week ago

Modi loses ground in India’s parliament, but his Hindu nationalist policies are here to stay

LA Times  

Muslims protest outside Srinagar in Kashmir in 2019, when India’s Hindu nationalist government stripped the Muslim-majority region of its semiautonomous status. That decision now seems to be irreversible, with India’s top court upholding the move, ruling in December that the region’s special status had been a “temporary provision.” The Supreme Court said the government had promised to restore Jammu-Kashmir’s statehood …

High Court Issues Notice To Assam Govt In Plea Challenging Socio-Economic Survey Of 'Indigenous Muslims' For Implementing 'Welfare Schemes'
11 months, 3 weeks ago

High Court Issues Notice To Assam Govt In Plea Challenging Socio-Economic Survey Of 'Indigenous Muslims' For Implementing 'Welfare Schemes'

Live Law  

The Gauhati High Court on Monday issued notice to the Assam Government in a PIL challenging the Recommendations of the Sub-Committee on 'Cultural Identity of Indigenous Assamese Muslims' and the Cabinet decision to conduct a socio-economic survey of the five sub-groups which are identified as the indigenous Assamese speaking Muslims by the Sub-Committee. The prayer for interim shall be considered …

Assam Accord | Government Has To Be Given Leeway To Make Compromises For Nation's Well Being, Says Supreme Court [Day 2 Hearing]
1 year, 1 month ago

Assam Accord | Government Has To Be Given Leeway To Make Compromises For Nation's Well Being, Says Supreme Court [Day 2 Hearing]

Live Law  

While hearing petitions challenging Section 6A of the Citizenship Act 1955, the Supreme Court on Wednesday orally remarked that certain political compromises made by the government of the day for the overall welfare of the nation cannot be always judged on the basis of hindsight wisdom, as the Government has to be given the leeway to deal the expedient problems …

From Millets, Textbooks to Special Status, Minister Pradhan Lists Modi Govt's Steps for Tribal Welfare
2 years ago

From Millets, Textbooks to Special Status, Minister Pradhan Lists Modi Govt's Steps for Tribal Welfare

News 18  

The Narendra Modi government is pushing to bring revolutionary reforms to connect tribals with the mainstream, even as there are bills in Parliament to revise the status of tribals and grant the status to more of those who were left out of the list. From increasing budget expenditure, providing their produce an international market to opening new schools and promoting …

Indigenous tag splits ‘Assamese Muslims’ wide open
2 years, 5 months ago

Indigenous tag splits ‘Assamese Muslims’ wide open

The Hindu  

On July 6, the BJP-led government in Assam approved the identification of five Muslim sub-groups as ‘Khilonjia Musalman’ or indigenous Assamese Muslims to set them apart from Bengali-speaking or Bengal-origin Muslims usually referred to as Miyas. “The suggestion to identify a section of Muslims in Assam by their religion instead of their ethnicity is faulty and divisive since our history …

Outreach towards marginalised shouldn’t be limited to just Hindus: PM Modi in Hyderabad
2 years, 6 months ago

Outreach towards marginalised shouldn’t be limited to just Hindus: PM Modi in Hyderabad

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party ’s outreach towards marginalised communities should be expanded and not limited to just Hindus, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has instructed party colleagues at the ongoing national executive committee meeting, functionaries aware of details said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves towards his party supporters as he arrives to address a public meeting at parade grounds in Secunderabad, …

Assam: Row Over Minority Certificates; BJP Says Will Safeguard Rights, Opposition Alleges Ploy to Divide
2 years, 7 months ago

Assam: Row Over Minority Certificates; BJP Says Will Safeguard Rights, Opposition Alleges Ploy to Divide

News 18  

A row has emerged a day after the BJP-led Assam government decided to issue minority certificates to Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains and Parsis with the AIUDF and the Congress being the main opposition to it. Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his cabinet had decided to issue these certificates, which the AIUDF alleged were a way to make communally …

Identify Assamese Muslims as a distinct community: panel
2 years, 8 months ago

Identify Assamese Muslims as a distinct community: panel

The Hindu  

A panel set up by the Assam Government has recommended a notification for identifying Assamese Muslims as a distinct, indigenous community and undertaking a census to document them. “A provision similar to Article 333 of the Indian Constitution may be enacted to provide a representation of Assamese Muslims in Parliament and Assam Legislative Assembly,” the panel said, advocating the creation …

Govt working to ensure honourable resettlement of Kashmiri migrants in valley: J&K BJP
3 years, 5 months ago

Govt working to ensure honourable resettlement of Kashmiri migrants in valley: J&K BJP

India TV News  

The Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre is working on ways to ensure honourable resettlement of Kashmiri Pandits in the valley, the Jammu and Kashmir BJP said on Wednesday. The statement comes amid resentment within the Kashmiri Pandit community over Union minister Meenakshi Lekhi suggesting that they were to blame for their failure to return to the valley. However, he …

Pakistan, Bangladesh communal as they have no Hindu leaders, says Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
3 years, 5 months ago

Pakistan, Bangladesh communal as they have no Hindu leaders, says Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

India Today  

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said Pakistan and Bangladesh were not secular due to the absence of Hindu leaders in the two countries. In Pakistan and Bangladesh, Hindus were not leaders, so they became communal,” Himanta Biswa Sarma said. We need to protect the Assamese culture and I am sure that they will find a way to …

PM Modi urges militants to join mainstream in Assam
3 years, 9 months ago

PM Modi urges militants to join mainstream in Assam

Deccan Chronicle  

Guwahati: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday appealed to militants who are still on the path of violence to lay down their arms and join the mainstream in order to build a peaceful and ‘Aatmanirbhar’ Assam. Addressing his last public rally before the third and final phase of polling in Assam at Tamulpur, Modi said, “I assure our mothers and …

Congress will never implement CAA if voted to power in Assam: Rahul
3 years, 11 months ago

Congress will never implement CAA if voted to power in Assam: Rahul

Deccan Chronicle  

Sivasagar: Accusing the BJP and RSS of dividing Assam, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said that his party will protect every principle of the Assam Accord and will never implement the Citizenship Act if voted to power in the state. Addressing his first public rally in Assam ahead of the assembly elections due in March-April, Gandhi said that the …

Ahead of PM Modi's Visit to Poll-bound Assam, Congress Poses 24 Questions for Him
3 years, 11 months ago

Ahead of PM Modi's Visit to Poll-bound Assam, Congress Poses 24 Questions for Him

News 18  

The Congress in Assam on Thursday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi with 24 questions on issues such as enactment of the Citizenship Amendment Act, the governments “failure” to deport Bangladeshis illegally living in the state and “creating hurdles” in development of industry. State Congress president Ripun Bora posed these questions in a press conference ahead of the prime ministers visit …

Assam: Defining issue
4 years, 10 months ago

Assam: Defining issue

The Hindu  

Who can be considered an “Assamese” in the State of Assam who can enjoy constitutional, legislative and administrative safeguards under Clause 6 of the Assam Accord? One of the members of the 14-member committee told Frontline, on condition of anonymity, that the recommendations included taking 1951 as the base year to define “Assamese people” and the reintroduction of the Inner …

Frightening Parallels: NRC-Excluded in Assam and Rohingya Refugees
4 years, 10 months ago

Frightening Parallels: NRC-Excluded in Assam and Rohingya Refugees

The Quint  

On 22 December 2019, Mohammed Sanaullah, a retired army officer settled down in front of his television in his ancestral home in Kalahikash village, 60 kilometres from Guwahati, the capital of the state of Assam in north-eastern India. The family had tuned in to watch the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, address an election rally in Delhi, speaking for the …

MHA-appointed panel's recommendation of 1951 as cut-off date to define Assam 'indigenous' meets resistance from minority groups
4 years, 10 months ago

MHA-appointed panel's recommendation of 1951 as cut-off date to define Assam 'indigenous' meets resistance from minority groups

Firstpost  

The Sharma Committee, which has members of the All Assam Students Union, one of the signatory bodies of the Assam Accord, and is headed by Justice Biplab Kumar Sharma, will submit its recommendations on Clause 6 of the Assam Accord on Tuesday as the debate over who is ‘Assamese’ continues. The Amid the raging protests over the contentious citizenship Act …

Assam to conduct survey of 'indigenous' Muslims: Experts term move divisive, say classification is undemocratic, unconstitutional
4 years, 10 months ago

Assam to conduct survey of 'indigenous' Muslims: Experts term move divisive, say classification is undemocratic, unconstitutional

Firstpost  

The Assam government put forward the idea of a socio-economic census of indigenous Muslims of Assam, except that it decided to drop the term Khilonjiya from the census. According to Mukhi, “The land rights of indigenous people will be secured.” In the same breath, he said, “The government is determined to make Assam extremist-free.” When I spoke to Suhas Chakma, …

Assam likely to conduct survey to segregate state’s indigenous Muslims from those of Bangladeshi origin, aims to begin exercise next fiscal
4 years, 11 months ago

Assam likely to conduct survey to segregate state’s indigenous Muslims from those of Bangladeshi origin, aims to begin exercise next fiscal

Firstpost  

Guwahati: Assam is likely to conduct an exercise to identify the state’s indigenous Muslim population and segregate them from Bangladeshi origin people, even as doubts over the accuracy of the National Register of Citizens are yet to be addressed. The remaining 40 lakh are from different tribes and they need to be identified,” Assam Minority Development Board Chairman Muminul Aowal …

At Assam rally, PM Narendra Modi allays fears over citizenship law
4 years, 11 months ago

At Assam rally, PM Narendra Modi allays fears over citizenship law

Live Mint  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his first rally in Assam since the passage of the Citizenship Amendment Act, said there was no substance to the rumours that the new law will allow minorities from neighbouring countries to settle in the North-East. At a public meeting in Kokrajhar, Modi said the rumours that outsiders will be allowed to settle in Assam …

We will not let BJP and RSS overrun Assamese culture with CAA, says Rahul Gandhi
5 years ago

We will not let BJP and RSS overrun Assamese culture with CAA, says Rahul Gandhi

India TV News  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi addressed a rally in Guwahati on Saturday and attacked Narendra Modi-led central government over Citizenship Act. Gandhi targetted BJP and the RSS saying that Congress will not let them overrun culture of Assam and the Northeast by making use of CAA. Everyone has to come together and tell the BJP leaders that they can't attack the …

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

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

Firstpost  

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

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

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

India Today  

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

Anti-CAA Protests In Assam: Curfew Relaxed In Guwahati Today; B'desh Cancels Ministers' Trips To India
5 years, 1 month 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 …

Want to assure brothers, sisters of Assam they have nothing to worry after CAB passage: PM Modi
5 years, 1 month ago

Want to assure brothers, sisters of Assam they have nothing to worry after CAB passage: PM Modi

India TV News  

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 …

Assam CAB protests: Angry mob sets BJP MLA Binod Hazarika’s house on fire, other property of BJP leaders vandalised
5 years, 1 month 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 …

Partition imposed on minorities of Pakistan, temples, churches, gurdwaras vandalised: Here is what Modi said
5 years, 1 month ago

Partition imposed on minorities of Pakistan, temples, churches, gurdwaras vandalised: Here is what Modi said

Op India  

Launching a blistering attack on the Congress party, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the party failed to act on the issue of persecuted minorities in the neighbouring countries. Read: Citizenship Amendment Bill debate: Opposition speaking the same language as Pakistan, says PM Modi Targetting the Congress party for the partition of the country, PM Modi said that the …

Internet cut-off, people in Assam can’t read your ‘reassuring’ message: Congress to PM
5 years, 1 month 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 …

Nothing to worry about in CAB, Modi tells Assam
5 years, 1 month 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 …

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" …

‘Want to Support Citizenship Bill But…’: Why Assam BJP is Pitching for Amendments to CAB
5 years, 1 month ago

‘Want to Support Citizenship Bill But…’: Why Assam BJP is Pitching for Amendments to CAB

News 18  

Just like other states in the northeast, the Assam BJP has finally decided to become a bit more frank with the party high command on the controversial Citizenship Amendment Bill. “Intra-party politics also explains why senior party functionaries of BJP do not want to be seen opposing the bill. The two lobbies of the chief minister and Assam’s finance minister …

‘Won’t let Assam turn into another Kashmir,’ says Amit Shah on NRC
5 years, 10 months ago

‘Won’t let Assam turn into another Kashmir,’ says Amit Shah on NRC

Hindustan Times  

BJP president Amit Shah on Sunday said the government will not allow Assam to become another Kashmir and will ensure that National Register of Citizens will do its job of picking out every infiltrator in the state. Saying that the NRC had been brought in to identify infiltrators, Amit Shah said the BJP will rid Assam of all such people …

In Assam, Narendra Modi seeks to differentiate persecuted religious minorities from illegal immigrants; renews pitch for Citizenship Bill
5 years, 11 months ago

In Assam, Narendra Modi seeks to differentiate persecuted religious minorities from illegal immigrants; renews pitch for Citizenship Bill

Firstpost  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday assured the people of Assam and the North East that the Citizenship Bill will in no way cause harm to their interest. He was addressing a public rally in Changsari in the Assembly constituency of Assam health minister and BJP-led NEDA convener Himata Biswa Sarma. Changsari: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday assured the …

Committed to implementing Assam Accord, Citizenship Amendment Bill will not harm NE: PM Modi in Assam
5 years, 11 months ago

Committed to implementing Assam Accord, Citizenship Amendment Bill will not harm NE: PM Modi in Assam

India TV News  

Clearing the air over the implementation of the Assam accord, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he was there to ensure that your 36-year-old demand of the Assamese people see the light of the day. Addressing a gathering in Assam, the prime minister the issue of Citizenship Amendment Bill is not just limited to Assam or North-East, it concerns the whole …

We will stand with all the people who were ever part of India: PM Modi pitches for passage of Citizenship (Amendment) Bill
5 years, 11 months ago

We will stand with all the people who were ever part of India: PM Modi pitches for passage of Citizenship (Amendment) Bill

Op India  

Speaking at a rally in Vijaypur, Jammu and Kashmir, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a strong pitch for the passage of Citizenship Bill, which seeks to grant citizenship to immigrants belonging to six minority religions —Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis, Christians from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan. According to ANI, Prime Minister Modi said that people belonging to ‘Bharat’ who are …

Protests against citizenship bill continue unabated in Assam; agitations held in Guwahati, Tinsukia, Tezpur
5 years, 11 months ago

Protests against citizenship bill continue unabated in Assam; agitations held in Guwahati, Tinsukia, Tezpur

Firstpost  

Protests against the Citizenship Amendment Bill showed no sign of waning in Assam on Saturday as agitators staged semi-clad protests in Tezpur, organised citizen’s meeting in Guwahati and women held a rally in Tinsukia. Guwahati: Protests against the Citizenship Amendment Bill showed no sign of waning in Assam on Saturday as agitators staged semi-clad protests in Tezpur, organised citizen’s meeting …

Subverting an accord
5 years, 11 months ago

Subverting an accord

The Hindu  

THE Narendra Modi-led government’s attempt to tamper with the core clause of the Assam Accord with an amendment to the country’s citizenship laws met with angry protests in Assam and other north-eastern States and aggressive resistance by the opposition in the Rajya Sabha to the introduction of the Citizenship Bill, 2019. The BJP, which runs coalition governments in Assam, Manipur, …

Mass messaging: on Citizenship (Amendment) Bill
6 years ago

Mass messaging: on Citizenship (Amendment) Bill

The Hindu  

Protests in the Northeast, especially in Assam and Tripura, over the Centre’s move to push through the Citizenship Bill in Parliament highlight the dangerous pre-election adventurism of the BJP. The BJP’s ally in the Assam government, the Asom Gana Parishad, an ethnic party at its core, called it quits on Monday when the Union Cabinet cleared the redrafted Bill for …

Govt panel to safeguard rights of ethnic Assamese
6 years ago

Govt panel to safeguard rights of ethnic Assamese

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Just a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured the people of Assam of safeguarding their interests, in a rally in Silchar on Friday, the Union Home Ministry has set up a high powered committee to look into the successful implementation of the Assam Accord. The Committee will assess the appropriate level of reservation of seats in Assam …

Narendra Modi trying to divide Assam on religious lines, wants Hindu Bangladeshis in India for vote-bank politics, claims Congress
6 years ago

Narendra Modi trying to divide Assam on religious lines, wants Hindu Bangladeshis in India for vote-bank politics, claims Congress

Firstpost  

The Congress remark came after Narendra Modi said near Silchar in Assam’s Barak Valley that the Citizenship Bill, 2016, would be passed soon in Parliament as a “penance against the injustice and many wrongs done in the past”. Guwahati: The Congress on Friday accused Narendra Modi of trying to divide Assam on religious and linguistic lines, hours after the prime …

Protests against Citizenship Bill rock Assam, CM asks the public to keep calm
6 years ago

Protests against Citizenship Bill rock Assam, CM asks the public to keep calm

India TV News  

Protests over the Citizenship Bill erupted at various places in Assam on Saturday, a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi said his government was working to ensure the proposed legislation gets Parliament nod. The agitators burnt effigies of Modi in Lower Assam and Dibrugarh, even as Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal assured the people that he would protect the interests of …

Narendra Modi flags off BJP campaign in Assam, assures no 'genuine citizen' will be left out of NRC
6 years ago

Narendra Modi flags off BJP campaign in Assam, assures no 'genuine citizen' will be left out of NRC

Firstpost  

PM Modi also spoke about his government’s decision to implement Clause 6 of the Assam Accord “hanging” for 35 years Silchar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday assured the people of Assam that no genuine citizen will be left out of the NRC and hoped that the citizenship bill will be soon get Parliament’s nod. Modi also spoke about his …

Modi trying to divide Assam on religious and linguistic lines: Congress
6 years ago

Modi trying to divide Assam on religious and linguistic lines: Congress

India Today  

The Congress on Friday accused Narendra Modi of trying to divide Assam on religious and linguistic lines, hours after the Prime Minister announced that the citizenship bill would be passed in the Parliament soon. State Congress president Ripun Bora told reporters that the Bharatiya Janata Party did not know what it wants, as the implementation of the Assam Accord and …

Assam groups opposing citizenship bill seek meeting with Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, threaten mass movement
6 years, 2 months ago

Assam groups opposing citizenship bill seek meeting with Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, threaten mass movement

Firstpost  

The citizenship bill seeks to grant citizenship to non-Muslims from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan, drawing opposition from several groups in Assam. Guwahati: Representatives of organisations who had called a 12-hour Assam bandh on Tuesday against the Centre’s move to pass the Citizenship Bill, 2016, on Wednesday sought an appointment with Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal to discuss the issue. Serving an …

Protecting the rights of indigenous people of the state priority, after Assam, Meghalaya mulls NRC update
6 years, 5 months ago

Protecting the rights of indigenous people of the state priority, after Assam, Meghalaya mulls NRC update

Op India  

Meghalaya chief minister Conrad Sangma has said that his government will examine the demands for the National Register for Citizens update in the state, adding that protecting the rights of the indigenous people of the state is the government’s topmost priority. We had earlier reported how the KSU had set up various checkpoints along Ri Bhoi, East Jaintia Hills and …

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