No changes needed in citizenship bill if Clause 6 implemented properly: Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal
5 years, 11 months ago

No changes needed in citizenship bill if Clause 6 implemented properly: Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal

India TV News  

The citizenship bill does not require any changes if Clause 6 of the Assam Accord is implemented properly, says Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal about the proposed legislation which the top BJP leadership has vowed to bring back if voted back to power. When asked if the Assam government will request the Centre to make necessary changes in the existing bill to allay apprehensions of the people here, Sonowal said that is not needed if the Clause 6 of the Assam Accord is implemented properly. State minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had earlier said that the citizenship bill was a non-issue in the state and the people are more concerned about national issues. Sonowal was once president of the influential All Assam Students' Union, which has been at the forefront of the protests against the citizenship bill across the Northeast in the past several months.

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Supreme Court Upheld Assam Accords-Based Section 6A of Citizenship Act: A Historic Ruling on Immigration and Citizenship
5 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court Upheld Assam Accords-Based Section 6A of Citizenship Act: A Historic Ruling on Immigration and Citizenship

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court has upheld the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955 (1955 Act). Section 6A allows migrants who entered India before March 25, 1971, to obtain Indian citizenship on the basis of their entry date rather than their place of origin. The court found that the provision does not violate the equality clause under Article …

Supreme Court Rules on Section 6A of Citizenship Act: A Historical Perspective
5 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court Rules on Section 6A of Citizenship Act: A Historical Perspective

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court of India has upheld Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1985, which granted deemed citizenship to those who entered Assam from areas in erstwhile East Pakistan before 1966. However, the provision was struck down because it created a system of registration for immigrants from 1971 to 1976, who had to be declared foreigners by a tribunal before …

Supreme Court Rules on Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955: A Historic Decision on Migration and Citizenship in Assam
5 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court Rules on Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955: A Historic Decision on Migration and Citizenship in Assam

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court has ruled in a 4-1 decision on Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955, which allows people who came to Assam on or after January 1, 1966, and before March 25, 1971, and residing in the state to register as Indian citizens after a hiatus of 10 years. The majority view has found the provision to be …

SC Rejects Argument That Mere Presence of Different Ethnic Groups In A State Doesn't Violate Cultural Rights of Local Population: Supreme Court in Assam Accord Case
5 months, 1 week ago

SC Rejects Argument That Mere Presence of Different Ethnic Groups In A State Doesn't Violate Cultural Rights of Local Population: Supreme Court in Assam Accord Case

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has dismissed the argument that conferring citizenship to migrants from Bangladesh infringes the cultural and linguistic rights of Assamese guaranteed under Article 29 of the Constitution. The Court held that mere presence of different ethnic groups in a State is not sufficient to infringe the right guaranteed by Article 29(1).

Assam: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma drops cases against Hindu Bengalis under foreigners tribunal, issues fresh directives on CAA
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Assam: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma drops cases against Hindu Bengalis under foreigners tribunal, issues fresh directives on CAA

Op India  

In a significant development, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has issued new directives for the implementation of the Citizenship Act. Notably, cases against Hindu Bengalis under the Foreigners Tribunal have been dropped, as many of them claim to be citizens who entered before 1971 and therefore do not wish to apply under the new law. During a press conference, …

India’s citizenship laws: The path to the Assam Accords
10 months ago

India’s citizenship laws: The path to the Assam Accords

The Hindu  

It took India as many as eight years to formulate and enact its first Citizenship Act, 1955. The root of the citizens versus outsiders’ movement can be traced to this one neglected remark by Rohini Kumar Chaudhuri in the Constituent Assembly debates in 1949: “Already I have been to Cachar and I have seen in that district, from which crossing …

'3 to 5 lakh people will apply for Indian citizenship under CAA in Assam': CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
1 year ago

'3 to 5 lakh people will apply for Indian citizenship under CAA in Assam': CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

India TV News  

'3 to 5 lakh people will apply for Indian citizenship under CAA in Assam': CM Himanta Biswa Sarma Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the applicants for Indian citizenship under the Citizenship Amendment Act will primarily consist of those who were excluded from the updated National Register of Citizens. Citizenship Act: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has …

'CAA Will Ensure Only Muslims Excluded From NRC Will Face Action' : Assam Congress Leaders Approach Supreme Court
1 year ago

'CAA Will Ensure Only Muslims Excluded From NRC Will Face Action' : Assam Congress Leaders Approach Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Leader of Opposition in the Assam Assembly, Mr. Debabrata Saika, and Congress MP from Assam, Mr. Abdul Khaleque, have filed an interim application in the Supreme Court seeking a stay on the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Rules 2024 notified on March 11. Yesterday, the All Assam Students Union filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court seeking the …

CAA Rules Notification Northeast Most Tribal Areas Of To Be Exempted
1 year ago

CAA Rules Notification Northeast Most Tribal Areas Of To Be Exempted

ABP News  

The Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019, won't be implemented in most areas in Northeastern states, including those granted special status under the 6th Schedule of the Constitution, reported news agency PTI. These include Karbi Anglong, Dila Hasao, and Bodoland Territorial Council areas in Assam, Garo Hills in Meghalaya, and tribal areas in Tripura. While the Bharatiya Janata Party lauded the move …

Citizenship Amendment Act will not be implemented in most tribal areas in Northeastern states, here's why
1 year ago

Citizenship Amendment Act will not be implemented in most tribal areas in Northeastern states, here's why

India TV News  

Citizenship Amendment Act: The Citizenship Act, 2019, which came into effect on Monday, will not be implemented in most tribal areas across Northeastern states, including those designated with special status under the 6th Schedule of the Constitution. "The tribal areas, where autonomous councils were created under the 6th Schedule of the Constitution, were also exempted from the purview of the …

Assam Accord : Supreme Court Reserves Judgement On Pleas Challenging Constitutional Validity Of Section 6A Of Citizenship Act
1 year, 3 months ago

Assam Accord : Supreme Court Reserves Judgement On Pleas Challenging Constitutional Validity Of Section 6A Of Citizenship Act

Live Law  

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court reserved its judgement in the batch of petitions challenging Section 6A of the Citizenship Act 1955 today. Section 6A of the Citizenship Act 1955 allows foreign migrants of Indian origin, who came to Assam after the 1st January, 1966 but before the 25th March, 1971, to seek Indian citizenship. During the proceedings, Solicitor …

Supreme Court asks Centre to provide data on grant of Indian citizenship to Bangladeshi immigrants in Assam
1 year, 3 months ago

Supreme Court asks Centre to provide data on grant of Indian citizenship to Bangladeshi immigrants in Assam

India TV News  

The Supreme Court today directed the Centre to provide data on the number of Bangladeshi immigrants granted Indian citizenship in Assam between January 1, 1966 and March 25, 1971. A five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, which is hearing as many as 17 petitions to examine the constitutional validity of section 6A of the Citizenship Act relating …

Assam Accord | Government Has To Be Given Leeway To Make Compromises For Nation's Well Being, Says Supreme Court [Day 2 Hearing]
1 year, 3 months 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 …

Citizenship Act hearing | Government needs latitude to make peace, says CJI
1 year, 3 months ago

Citizenship Act hearing | Government needs latitude to make peace, says CJI

The Hindu  

Noting that the government should be given leeway if a ‘compromise’ is necessary to save the nation, Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud said the Assam Accord of 1985 and the new citizenship regime which followed in its wake might have been an “adjustment” reached by the Rajiv Gandhi government to calm the waves of violent anti-immigrant protests that rolled …

How did benefits given to migrants impact Assamese identity: SC
1 year, 3 months ago

How did benefits given to migrants impact Assamese identity: SC

The Hindu  

Chief Justice of India D.Y. No evidence “There is no material to indicate that the impact of granting certain benefits to people who came in between 1966 and 1971 was so great that the demographics or the cultural identity of the State was affected by the inflow in those five years,” Chief Justice Chandrachud told senior advocate Shyam Divan, appearing …

SC To Hear Constitutional Validity Of Citizenship Act's Section 6A On December 5
1 year, 4 months ago

SC To Hear Constitutional Validity Of Citizenship Act's Section 6A On December 5

ABP News  

The Supreme Court has said it will start hearing on December 5 the matter to examine the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act relating to illegal immigrants in Assam. The said Section was added as a special provision to deal with the citizenship of people covered by the Assam Accord, reported news agency PTI. According to PTI, …

Assam illegal immigrants | Supreme Court postpones hearing on challenge to Section 6A of Citizenship Act to December 5
1 year, 4 months ago

Assam illegal immigrants | Supreme Court postpones hearing on challenge to Section 6A of Citizenship Act to December 5

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned a scheduled Constitution Bench hearing on a series of petitions challenging the constitutionality of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955, to December 5. Section 6A was a special provision inserted into the 1955 Act in furtherance of a Memorandum of Settlement called the ‘Assam Accord’ signed on August 15, 1985 by the then …

Assam NRC | Supreme Court To Hear Challenge To Section 6A Citizenship Act From October 17
1 year, 6 months ago

Assam NRC | Supreme Court To Hear Challenge To Section 6A Citizenship Act From October 17

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today decided that it will commence hearing the batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955 from October 17, 2023. It may be recalled that on January 10, the Supreme Court had framed the preliminary issue in the matter as - "Whether Section 6A of the Citizenship Act suffers from …

SC to start hearing on constitutional validity of Sec 6A of Citizenship Act
2 years, 2 months ago

SC to start hearing on constitutional validity of Sec 6A of Citizenship Act

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court will begin hearing on the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act of 1955 next month, the top court said on Tuesday, even as the Centre said accompanying issues pertaining to the challenge to National Register of Citizens and setting up of foreigner tribunals in Assam should be separated, and taken up at a later …

Constitution Bench to take up Section 6A of Citizenship Act for preliminary determination
2 years, 2 months ago

Constitution Bench to take up Section 6A of Citizenship Act for preliminary determination

The Hindu  

A Constitution Bench led by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud on Tuesday said it will first take up for preliminary determination whether Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955 suffers from any “constitutional infirmity”. Section 6A was a special provision inserted into the 1955 Act in furtherance of a Memorandum of Settlement called the ‘Assam Accord’ signed on August …

Assam Accord : Supreme Court To Decide Constitutionality Of Section 6A Of Citizenship Act As Preliminary Issue
2 years, 2 months ago

Assam Accord : Supreme Court To Decide Constitutionality Of Section 6A Of Citizenship Act As Preliminary Issue

Live Law  

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, on Tuesday, framed the preliminary issue in the matter concerning the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act inserted by way of an amendment in 1985 in furtherance of the Assam Accord. The bench noted that the issue - "Whether Section 6A of the Citizenship Act suffers from any constitutional infirmity?" …

Supreme Court to examine constitutional validity of Section 6A of Citizenship Act
2 years, 2 months ago

Supreme Court to examine constitutional validity of Section 6A of Citizenship Act

India TV News  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it would examine the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act relating to illegal immigrants in Assam and commence the hearing on pleas after concluding the cases arising out of the division in the Shiv Sena. Section 6A in the Citizenship Act was inserted as a special provision to deal with the …

Constitution Bench lists Assam Accord citizenship case on January 10
2 years, 3 months ago

Constitution Bench lists Assam Accord citizenship case on January 10

The Hindu  

A Constitution Bench on Tuesday listed for January 10, 2023 a series of long-pending petitions challenging Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955 which allows citizenship to illegal immigrants, mostly from neighbouring Bangladesh, who entered Assam before March 1971. These petitions had been lying dormant while the court had gone ahead and monitored the publication of the final Assam NRC …

Assam Accord : Supreme Court CB Posted The Challenge Against Section 6A Citizenship Act For Directions On 13th December, 2022
2 years, 4 months ago

Assam Accord : Supreme Court CB Posted The Challenge Against Section 6A Citizenship Act For Directions On 13th December, 2022

Live Law  

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, on Tuesday, posted the pleas challenging the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act inserted by way of an amendment in 1985 in furtherance of the Assam Accord, for directions, on 13th December, 2022. It argued that Section 6A is discriminatory, arbitrary and illegal so far as it provides for different …

Over 30,000 Illegal Foreigners Deported Till 31 August Based on Assam Accord
2 years, 6 months ago

Over 30,000 Illegal Foreigners Deported Till 31 August Based on Assam Accord

The Quint  

According to the Assam Accord signed on 15 August 1985, anyone entering the state on or after 25 March 1971 will be deemed a foreigner and will be deported from the state. Clause 6 of the Assam Accord guarantees "Constitutional, legislative and administrative safeguards, as may be appropriate, shall be provided to protect, preserve and promote the cultural, social, linguistic …

Assam Accord : Supreme Court CB To Set Hearing Schedule In Challenge Against Section 6A Citizenship Act On 1st November
2 years, 6 months ago

Assam Accord : Supreme Court CB To Set Hearing Schedule In Challenge Against Section 6A Citizenship Act On 1st November

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, on Wednesday,posted the hearing of the pleas challenging the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act inserted by way of an amendment in 1985 in furtherance of the Assam Accord on 1st November, 2022.The bench will set out directions for scheduling the hearing dates on November 1.Senior Advocate, Ms. Indira Jaising had apprised the Constitution. …

1985: Assam Accord signed
2 years, 7 months ago

1985: Assam Accord signed

The Hindu  

Published : Aug 15, 2022 06:00 IST The Assam Accord, a Memorandum of Settlement, signed in the early hours of August 15, 1985, by the Union government, the All Assam Students’ Union and the All Assam Gana Sangram Parishad ended the six-year bloody agitation to detect, disenfranchise and deport “illegal” residents from the State. At the core of the Assam …

Assam polls: BJP releases poll manifesto, promises NRC correction and freedom from vagaries of floods
4 years ago

Assam polls: BJP releases poll manifesto, promises NRC correction and freedom from vagaries of floods

Firstpost  

Guwahati: BJP President JP Nadda on Tuesday asserted that the Citizenship Amendment Act has been passed by the Parliament and will be implemented “in time”. BJP national president JP Nadda releases party manifesto for #AssamAssemblyElections2021 Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal and state Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma are also present. pic.twitter.com/AOXpkmXXbp — ANI March 23, 2021 …

Assam Assembly Election 2021 | CAA will be implemented after polls, says BJP chief
4 years ago

Assam Assembly Election 2021 | CAA will be implemented after polls, says BJP chief

The Hindu  

Assam BJP president Ranjeet Kumar Dass has said his party will implement the Citizenship Act after the three-phase Assembly elections in the State ending on April 6. The CAA offers fast-track citizenship to non-Muslims who allegedly fled religious persecution in three neighbouring countries and took refuge in India by December 31, 2014. “The BJP leaders may be keeping quiet on …

Assam Assembly Elections 2021 | Waiver of farmer debts, identification of immigrants in Congress manifesto
4 years ago

Assam Assembly Elections 2021 | Waiver of farmer debts, identification of immigrants in Congress manifesto

The Hindu  

Waiving off the debts of farmers and beginning the process of identification of illegal immigrants topped the list of promises in the Congress manifesto that former party president Rahul Gandhi released in Guwahati on Saturday. The Congress pledged to take steps to solve the problem of illegal immigrants based on the March 25, 1971 cut-off date as prescribed in the …

All Assam Accord Clauses Will be Honoured, Including Clause 6: Sarbananda Sonowal
4 years, 5 months ago

All Assam Accord Clauses Will be Honoured, Including Clause 6: Sarbananda Sonowal

News 18  

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday asserted that his government is committed to fulfil all clauses of the Assam Accord, including Clause 6, and publication of a flawless National Register of Citizens. The chief minister said that his government would relentlessly pursue to fulfil all the clauses of Assam Accord, including Clause 6. The chief minister initiated the second …

Won by CAA, betrayed by clause 6, Bengali Hindus wary of BJP's politics in Assam
4 years, 6 months ago

Won by CAA, betrayed by clause 6, Bengali Hindus wary of BJP's politics in Assam

Firstpost  

Although the new citizenship law came as a ray of hope, civil society groups and activists say that the clause 6 committee recommendations and the continuing citizenship trials have disrupted their faith in the government. Even the mere recommendation of 1951 as the cut off date, said Shyamal Sarkar a member of the Bengali Hindu Federation, reveals the Bharatiya Janata …

"Reconsider Your Decision": SC Allows Centre 4 Weeks For 'Comprehensive Re-look' On Presidential Order Excluding Assam From 'Inner Line Permit' Area
4 years, 6 months ago

"Reconsider Your Decision": SC Allows Centre 4 Weeks For 'Comprehensive Re-look' On Presidential Order Excluding Assam From 'Inner Line Permit' Area

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned the plea challenging the Adaptation of Laws Order 2019, whereby the State of Assam has been excluded from Inner Line Area, in light of the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019.A bench of Chief Justice SA Bobde, AS Bopanna & V. Ramasubramaniun allowed the Centre four weeks on the Attorney General's request. The Supreme Court on …

High-powered committee on Assam Accord’s Clause 6 submits report to Sarbananda Sonowal
5 years, 1 month ago

High-powered committee on Assam Accord’s Clause 6 submits report to Sarbananda Sonowal

India TV News  

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday along with his entire cabinet received the report of the high-level committee formed to review and suggest measures for implementation of Clause six of 1985 Assam accord. State finance and education minister Himanta Biswa Sarma later said Sonowal would forward the report to union home minister Amit Shah either Tuesday evening or Wednesday …

Clause 6 of Assam Accord: Govt-appointed panel upset over leakage of recommendations; 1951 suggested as base year for defining indigenous people
5 years, 1 month ago

Clause 6 of Assam Accord: Govt-appointed panel upset over leakage of recommendations; 1951 suggested as base year for defining indigenous people

Firstpost  

Guwahati: The high-powered committee appointed by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs for the implementation of Clause 6 of Assam Accord is upset by the ‘premature leak’ of recommendations in its final report that would provide ‘constitutional, legislative and administrative safeguards’ for the Assamese people. Reports said the committee unanimously recommended that 1951 should be the base year for defining …

States must implement Citizenship Act: Ravi Shankar Prasad
5 years, 2 months ago

States must implement Citizenship Act: Ravi Shankar Prasad

The Hindu  

Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday said States had a constitutional duty to implement laws passed by Parliament. State governments that had announced that they would not implement the Citizenship Act should seek appropriate legal opinion on constitutional provisions, he said. The Law Minister said the governments which claim they would not allow the CAA or were getting …

Citizenship Amendment Act gives no parameters to measure religious persecution; political will needed to mitigate fear among Assamese
5 years, 3 months 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 Amendment Act and National Register of Citizens: The Evils That Aren't - News18
5 years, 3 months ago

Citizenship Amendment Act and National Register of Citizens: The Evils That Aren't - News18

News 18  

The passage of the Citizenship Amendment Act in both Houses of Parliament has thrown up protests — violent and peaceful — as well as criticisms ranging from unconstitutionality of the CAA to exclusion of certain other refugees to the criminal designs of the CAA-NRC combination. First, it isn’t just Hindus but five other minority religions from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh …

SIT constituted to probe violence during anti-CAA protests in Assam: CM Sonowal
5 years, 3 months ago

SIT constituted to probe violence during anti-CAA protests in Assam: CM Sonowal

India TV News  

A Special Investigation Team has been constituted to probe the acts of violence during protests against the Citizenship Act, 2019 in Assam, said Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal,adding that those involved will not be spared. The prime minister and home minister have assured people of Assam that all adequate measures will be taken to get Clause 6 of Assam Accord implemented," …

Those involved in violence during anti-CAA protests in Assam will not be spared: CM Sarbananda Sonowal
5 years, 3 months ago

Those involved in violence during anti-CAA protests in Assam will not be spared: CM Sarbananda Sonowal

India Today  

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday said that a Special Investigation Team has been constituted to probe the acts of violence during protests against the Citizenship Act, 2019, and those who were involved in the violence will not be spared. The prime minister and home minister have assured people of Assam that all adequate measures will be taken to …

Cong govts in Punjab, MP, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Puducherry won't implement CAA: Harish Rawat
5 years, 3 months ago

Cong govts in Punjab, MP, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Puducherry won't implement CAA: Harish Rawat

India Today  

Former Uttarakhand Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Harish Rawat on Friday said that the state governments where the Congress is in power will not implement the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019. Terming the new Citizenship law as an "unconstitutional" and "communal", Harish Rawat said the Congress is opposing the new Act and the party's leadership has decided to not implement …

Hiren Gohain: CAB serves the agenda of Hindu Rashtra
5 years, 3 months ago

Hiren Gohain: CAB serves the agenda of Hindu Rashtra

The Hindu  

Dr Hiren Gohain has been in the forefront of the protest against the Citizenship Bill in Assam. This Bill has been introduced without regard for the feelings, sentiments and attitudes of the people of Assam, the citizens who are the permanent residents of Assam. It has been imposed by the Bharatiya Janata Party-Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh combine in a unilateral manner …

Citizenship Act: Assam govt to bring in law to protect land rights of ethnic people
5 years, 3 months 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 …

Citizenship Amendment Act: Sarbananda Sonowal risks political apocalypse by ignoring Assamese sub-nationalism
5 years, 3 months ago

Citizenship Amendment Act: Sarbananda Sonowal risks political apocalypse by ignoring Assamese sub-nationalism

Firstpost  

Today Sarbananda Sonowal is a karyakarta of the BJP, a kindergarten student in the school of Hindutva, an enthusiastic apologist for the Citizenship Amendment Act but he is no longer an Assamese. The ruthless clampdown of the Assam government on the protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act that started off peacefully in a democratic manner has only managed to outrage …

Jamia violence, amended Citizenship Act and speculation over nationwide NRC
5 years, 3 months ago

Jamia violence, amended Citizenship Act and speculation over nationwide NRC

India Today  

The protests against the amended Citizenship Act have led to violent clashes at many places including the Jamia Millia Islamia University in Delhi and Aligarh Muslim University in Uttar Pradesh. Jamia campus of Delhi, however, remained the centre of students’ protest against the Citizenship Act that was amended last week with Parliament passing the Citizenship Amendment Bill. As the question …

Assam Opposition Leader Moves SC Against Citizenship Amendment Act [Read Petition]
5 years, 3 months ago

Assam Opposition Leader Moves SC Against Citizenship Amendment Act [Read Petition]

Live Law  

Amidst a State imposed curfew and protests in Assam over the Citizenship Act, 2019, a petition challenging the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 has been filed in Supreme Court by the Leader of Opposition in Assam Legislative Assembly, Debabrata Saikia, along with Abdul Khaleque, a Member of Parliament from Barpeta in Assam and Rupjyoti Kurmi, and MLA from Mariani in the …

Kerala, Punjab join West Bengal; refuse to implement Citizenship Bill
5 years, 3 months 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 …

Citizenship Bill becomes Act after presidential nod; protests continue in Northeast
5 years, 3 months ago

Citizenship Bill becomes Act after presidential nod; protests continue in Northeast

India TV News  

The Citizenship Bill, 2019 has now got the president's nod and has now become an Act. According to the Act, members of Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian communities who have come from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan till December 31, 2014, and facing religious persecution there will not be treated as illegal immigrants but given Indian citizenship. The Act …

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

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

The Hindu  

People defied curfew in Guwahati to protest against the Citizenship Bill as the situation remained tense throughout Assam, with the Army conducting flag march in the city. | Understanding the Citizenship Bill, 2019 Abdul Momin was one of the first foreign leaders to respond after Home Minister Amit Shah referred to ‘atrocities’ against Hindu women in Bangladesh during 2000 to …

Internet cut-off, people in Assam can’t read your ‘reassuring’ message: Congress to PM
5 years, 3 months ago

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

The Hindu  

The Congress on Wednesday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his assurance to the people of Assam on Twitter after the passage of the Citizenship Bill in Parliament, saying the people in the state cannot read his “reassuring” message as the internet there has been cut-off. In a series of tweets, in both Assamese and English, the …

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