Apply for citizenship under CAA without fear: MoS Shantanu Thakur exhorts Matuas in poll campaign
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Apply for citizenship under CAA without fear: MoS Shantanu Thakur exhorts Matuas in poll campaign

New Indian Express  

KOLKATA: Union Minister Santanu Thakur, who is seeking re-election from the Bongaon Lok Sabha seat in West Bengal, on Wednesday urged members of the Matua community, who migrated to India before 2014, to apply for citizenship under the CAA, even if they already possess voting rights. Thakur, a strong votary of CAA since the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, had asserted in the past that the Act would be enforced before the 2024 general elections. In response to a barrage of attacks from the TMC and other parties accusing the BJP of using the CAA as a divisive tactic to deport hundreds of thousands of legitimate citizens to camps and polarise society ahead of elections, Thakur had recently announced his intention to apply for citizenship under the Act. Thakur had defeated his nearest TMC rival, Mamatabala Thakur, who is also an influential leader of the Matua community, in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls where the CAA and NRC issues were the main poll planks.

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Citizenship Matters In Bongaon: Will CAA Give BJP The Edge Or TMC Narrative Work In Matua-Dominated WB Seat?
7 months, 1 week ago

Citizenship Matters In Bongaon: Will CAA Give BJP The Edge Or TMC Narrative Work In Matua-Dominated WB Seat?

News 18  

Even as the first batch of 300 got their citizenship certificates on Wednesday under the Citizenship Amendment Act, the war of words between the Trinamool Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party over the law continues. Since 2006, TMC chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has been trying to get the support of Binapani Devi ‘Baro Ma’. Mamata Banerjee is …

‘Decision to Grant Citizenship Has Given People an Identity’: BJP's Shantanu Thakur Says Ready for Bangaon Battle
7 months, 1 week ago

‘Decision to Grant Citizenship Has Given People an Identity’: BJP's Shantanu Thakur Says Ready for Bangaon Battle

News 18  

Shantanu Thakur, the descendant of Harichand Thakur — who founded Matua-ism, a Vaishnavite religious reform movement — and Minister of State for Shipping has been the face of the CAA movement for the BJP. Thakur is contesting from Bengal’s Bangaon, which is set to vote in phase 5 of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Speaking to CNN-News18, Thakur expressed confidence …

Empower religious outfits to certify CAA applicants under CAA rules: Matua body
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Empower religious outfits to certify CAA applicants under CAA rules: Matua body

Hindustan Times  

KOLKATA: The All India Matua Mahasangha has asked the Centre to amend the rules of the Citizenship Amendment Act so that recognised religious organisations can certify the authenticity of applicants given the difficulties faced by a large number of refugees from Bangladesh who don’t have official identity documents from that country, Matua community leaders said. A religious sect formed by …

AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi moves Supreme Court over implementation of CAA
9 months, 1 week ago

AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi moves Supreme Court over implementation of CAA

India TV News  

AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday approached the Supreme Court seeking to stay the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 and the Rules, 2024. The Centre on March 11 implemented the Citizenship Act, 2019, notifying the rules four years after the contentious law was passed by Parliament to fast-track citizenship for undocumented non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan …

Migrants upbeat over CAA, hope for faster Indian citizenship
9 months, 1 week ago

Migrants upbeat over CAA, hope for faster Indian citizenship

Hindustan Times  

Jayesh, born on February 18, 2015, at the Gangabai Hospital on Natkhera Road in Lucknow, is not an Indian! Despite being born in Lucknow, his father, Sunil Kumar Madan and mother Kanta, who migrated from Ghotki, Pakistan, in 2009, are yet to secure Indian citizenship for Jayesh. The rules aim to confer Indian citizenship to persecuted non-Muslim migrants - including …

CAA: “Everyone will get equal rights” says Amit Shah, asks persecuted refugees to have faith in PM Modi-led govt
9 months, 1 week ago

CAA: “Everyone will get equal rights” says Amit Shah, asks persecuted refugees to have faith in PM Modi-led govt

The Hindu  

The Union government will soon find a way for people who do not have the required documents to apply for benefits under the Citizenship Amendment Act,, 2019, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Thursday. In an interview with news agency ANI, Mr. Shah said that according to government estimates, 85% of the people seeking to apply under CAA have …

Amit Shah allays CAA fear, says Asaduddin Owaisi 'lying
9 months, 1 week ago

Amit Shah allays CAA fear, says Asaduddin Owaisi 'lying

Hindustan Times  

Hyderabad: Union home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday sought to allay fear about the Citizenship Amendment Act, saying the law is not meant to snatch away any person's citizenship. Speaking in Hyderabad, Shah said AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi and Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge have been lying to the minorities that they would lose their citizenship because of …

After four years, CAA implemented: What changes and what doesn’t?
9 months, 1 week ago

After four years, CAA implemented: What changes and what doesn’t?

Firstpost  

Four years after it was passed in Parliament, the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 has been notified. The Centre has clarified that the CAA doesn’t change anything for existing Indian citizens People celebrate after the central government notified the rules for implementation of the Citizenship Act, 2019, in Bhopal on Monday. The CAA rules also provide separate application for people belonging …

Shantanu Thakur’s claim on CAA in one week triggers protests
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Shantanu Thakur’s claim on CAA in one week triggers protests

Deccan Chronicle  

Widespread protests erupted in Assam after Union minister Shantanu Thakur in West Bengal said that the Citizenship Act will be implemented nationwide within the next seven days. "Within the next week, CAA will be implemented not only in West Bengal but also across the country," Mr Thakur said at a public meeting in Kakdwip in South 24 Parganas district.Ruling Trinamul …

CAA implementation within a week: Union Minister Shantanu Thakur
10 months, 3 weeks ago

CAA implementation within a week: Union Minister Shantanu Thakur

The Hindu  

Over the past few days Union Minister of State for Shipping, Santanu Thakur has said that the Citizenship Act would be implemented in the country within a week. Earlier in November 2023 Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Kumar Mishra had said that CAA rules will be framed by March 2024. During the day Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee …

‘CAA will be implemented across India within 7 days,’ claims Shantanu Thakur
10 months, 3 weeks 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 …

'My guarantee, CAA across India in next 7 days': Union minister Shantanu Thakur in Bengal
10 months, 3 weeks ago

'My guarantee, CAA across India in next 7 days': Union minister Shantanu Thakur in Bengal

Hindustan Times  

Union minister Shantanu Thakur has claimed that the Citizenship Act or CAA will be implemented across the country in the next seven days. Addressing a public rally in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas on Sunday, Shantanu Thakur, BJP's Lok Sabha MP from Bangaon, said, “The Ram mandir in Ayodhya has been inaugurated, and within the next seven days, the CAA …

Four years on, CAA awaits political nod for its implementation
1 year ago

Four years on, CAA awaits political nod for its implementation

The Hindu  

Four years after the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 was passed by Parliament, the legislation is yet to be implemented despite the administrative framework in place as it awaits political nod from the BJP-led Union government. After the law that fast-tracks citizenship to six undocumented non-Muslim communities — Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Parsi, Christian and Jain — from the neighbouring countries of …

Mamata Banerjee Woos Matuas in Bengal's Bongaon, Says They Don't Need Proof of Citizenship under CAA
4 years ago

Mamata Banerjee Woos Matuas in Bengal's Bongaon, Says They Don't Need Proof of Citizenship under CAA

News 18  

It is too early to speculate how West Bengal’s Matua community will affect the upcoming 2021 Assembly elections, but it has undeniably influenced politics in the state by proving its clout over the last two decades. While political parties shuffle their cards between Muslim appeasement and Hindu sentiments, statistics indicate that the Matuas — a Dalit community in West Bengal …

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