Citizenship Bill: Himanta Biswa Sarma's 'Jinnah' comment sparks protests across Assam; Modi govt likely to table bill in LS tomorrow
6 years, 2 months ago

Citizenship Bill: Himanta Biswa Sarma's 'Jinnah' comment sparks protests across Assam; Modi govt likely to table bill in LS tomorrow

India TV News  

Protests broke out in several places in Assam, with agitators stripping themselves in public in Tinsukia, over a recent comment by Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Citizenship Bill even as the Centre is planning to present the proposed legislation in Lok Sabha on Tuesday. A meeting of the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, cleared the bill and it is expected to be tabled in Lok Sabha Tuesday, an official privy to the development said. Meanwhile in the state, the Asom Gana Parishad has withdrawn its support to ruling BJP in Assam over the Citizenship Amendment Bill, AGP president and minister Atul Bora said. The decision followed an AGP delegation's meeting with Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi, who asserted that the government will ensure its passage in Lok Sabha Tuesday, Bora said.

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Assam: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma drops cases against Hindu Bengalis under foreigners tribunal, issues fresh directives on CAA
8 months, 1 week 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, …

Need to balance identity issues: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma admits to Assamese having reservations on CAA
3 years, 8 months ago

Need to balance identity issues: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma admits to Assamese having reservations on CAA

India Today  

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said he is a supporter of the Citizenship Amendment Act, and added that there is a “historical duty to displace people who have been persecuted”. “I will remain a supporter of the CAA but we will have to address the identity issues, protect our own culture and the Assamese people will find …

Across India, opposition builds against citizenship law
5 years, 3 months ago

Across India, opposition builds against citizenship law

LA Times  

Students from Jamia Millia Islamia University take part in a protest in New Delhi on Monday. The Citizenship Amendment Bill, which was approved by Parliament last week, has sparked protests across India. Thousands of university students flooded the streets of India’s capital, while a southern state government led a march and demonstrators held a silent protest in the northeast on …

Anti-Citizenship Act protests: Those indulging in arson can be identified by their clothes, says Narendra Modi
5 years, 3 months ago

Anti-Citizenship Act protests: Those indulging in arson can be identified by their clothes, says Narendra Modi

The Hindu  

Accusing the Congress and its allies of fuelling violence over the amended Citizenship Act, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 15 said the Opposition’s actions prove that the decision to pass the bill was “1,000 per cent correct”, and those indulging in arson “can be identified by their clothes“. Their actions reflect that the decision to pass Citizenship Bill in …

Anti-CAA Protests In Assam: Curfew Relaxed In Guwahati Today; B'desh Cancels Ministers' Trips To India
5 years, 3 months 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 …

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 …

Citizenship Amendment Bill protests Updates: 3 dead in Guwahati after police 'opens fire' on protesters; curfew imposed in Shillong
5 years, 3 months ago

Citizenship Amendment Bill protests Updates: 3 dead in Guwahati after police 'opens fire' on protesters; curfew imposed in Shillong

Firstpost  

8:37 PM Whatsapp Facebook Twitter Hitendra Nath Goswami urges Assam govt, Centre to address unrest over CAB Speaker of the Assam Assembly, Hitendra Nath Goswami, issued a statement on Thursday as violent protests against the Citizenship Amendment Bill continued in the state. “Yesterday, the Parliament of India accorded constitutional status to the Citizenship Amendment Bill 2019 by passing it in …

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 …

Assam CAB protests: Angry mob sets BJP MLA Binod Hazarika’s house on fire, other property of BJP leaders vandalised
5 years, 3 months 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 …

Anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Bill protests rage through Assam, two killed in police firing
5 years, 3 months ago

Anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Bill protests rage through Assam, two killed in police firing

The Hindu  

Violent protests against the Citizenship Bill, 2019, continued across several districts in the Brahmaputra Valley on Thursday with an indefinite curfew imposed in Guwahati, Dibrugarh and Tezpur. Five persons, including a police officer, sustained bullet wounds when a mob attacked the house of Adivasi BJP leader and Union Minister Rameshwar Teli in Duliajan late on Wednesday. Meanwhile, panic buying of …

Anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Bill protests | Two die of bullet injuries in Guwahati as police open fire on protesters
5 years, 3 months ago

Anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Bill protests | Two die of bullet injuries in Guwahati as police open fire on protesters

The Hindu  

People defied curfew in Guwahati on Thursday morning to protest against the Citizenship Bill as the situation remained tense throughout Assam, with the Army conducting flag march in the city. Guwahati police chief removed, several officers transferred amid CAB protests in Assam In a major reshuffle, the Assam government on Thursday replaced the Guwahati Police commissioner and a senior officer …

Morning news digest — December 12, 2019
5 years, 3 months ago

Morning news digest — December 12, 2019

The Hindu  

Two columns of the Army were deployed in Guwahati and in Kanchanpur and Manu areas of Tripura on Wednesday as protests against the Citizenship Bill, 2019, continued for the second day. The U.S. House of Representatives’ Foreign Affairs Asia Subcommittee will hold a classified hearing on the situation in Kashmir on Wednesday, said the sub-committee chair Brad Sherman on Twitter …

Citizenship Bill passed amid Opposition uproar; PM Modi calls it 'landmark day'
5 years, 3 months ago

Citizenship Bill passed amid Opposition uproar; PM Modi calls it 'landmark day'

India TV News  

The contentious Citizenship Bill was passed in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, a process that completed the legislative process for giving Indian citizenship to non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh. The senior Congress leader said, "Honourable home ministerji, you brought demonetisation, GST, triple talaq, NRC, Article 370 and Citizenship Bill in the same pattern. Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram …

Anti-CAB protests intensify in Assam; CM Sonowal's residence stone-pelted
5 years, 3 months ago

Anti-CAB protests intensify in Assam; CM Sonowal's residence stone-pelted

India TV News  

As massive protests rocked Assam over the passage of Citizenship Bill in both the Houses, stones were pelted at the residence of Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal in Dibrugarh on Wednesday night. The anti-CAB protesters also vandalised the houses of BJP MLA Prasanta Phukan and party leader Subhash Dutta, officials said. Union minister Rameswar Teli's house in Assam's Duliajan attacked …

Northeast boils, police open fire, train services hit as anti-Citizenship Bill stir rages in Assam: Highlights
5 years, 3 months ago

Northeast boils, police open fire, train services hit as anti-Citizenship Bill stir rages in Assam: Highlights

India Today  

India's Northeast is up in arms. Violent protests continue unabated in Assam and Tripura even a day after Rajya Sabha passed the contentious Citizenship Bill, pushing it one step closer towards becoming a law of the land. A day after the Citizenship Bill cleared the Rajya Sabha test, massive protests that started earlier this week continue to keep Guwahati and …

Parliament passes Citizenship Amendment Bill: Narendra Modi hails law as proof of 'compassion, brotherhood'; Opposition says dark day for democracy
5 years, 3 months ago

Parliament passes Citizenship Amendment Bill: Narendra Modi hails law as proof of 'compassion, brotherhood'; Opposition says dark day for democracy

Firstpost  

The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed the Citizenship Amendment Bill, which was described as unconstitutional by the slew of Opposition MPs who rose to oppose the legislation in the Upper House. Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed the passage of the Citizenship Amendment Bill by the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, hailing it as “a landmark day for India and our nation’s …

Hindu migrants from Pakistan celebrate Citizenship Bill; massive protests rock North East
5 years, 3 months ago

Hindu migrants from Pakistan celebrate Citizenship Bill; massive protests rock North East

India TV News  

Hindu migrants from Pakistan are cheering the passage of the Citizenship Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha and are now looking forward to the bill getting a nod from the Rajya Sabha. We express our gratitude to Union Home Minister Amit Shah and the BJP government for giving us a chance to live in India with dignity," he said, adding …

Citizenship Amendment Bill protests: Here's why Assam is burning
5 years, 3 months ago

Citizenship Amendment Bill protests: Here's why Assam is burning

India Today  

It is Hong Kong in Guwahati. Though the BJP has tried to hard sell the bill projecting it as a strategy to protect the Hindu identity of Assam against the influx of Muslims from Bangladesh, it failed to take into account the fear among the Assamese people of cultural hegemony of Hindu Bengalis. And if Miyah poets were not enough …

Citizenship Amendment Bill set to become Act after clearing Rajya Sabha test
5 years, 3 months ago

Citizenship Amendment Bill set to become Act after clearing Rajya Sabha test

India Today  

With a majority of 125 is to 99 the Rajya Sabha passed the Citizenship Amendment Bill on Wednesday after a marathon debate that extended for more than six hours. On the Opposition's questions about why Muslims have been excluded from the Citizenship Amendment Bill, Amit Shah said, "I am surprised that the people aren't appreciating the fact that six religions …

Assam on boil as Citizenship Amendment Bill passes Parliament test: Curfew imposed in Guwahati, Army on standby
5 years, 3 months ago

Assam on boil as Citizenship Amendment Bill passes Parliament test: Curfew imposed in Guwahati, Army on standby

India Today  

The Citizenship Bill's passage through Parliament has divided the country into jubilations and protests. Curfew in Guwahati after violent protests The state government placed Guwahati under curfew, starting from 7 pm on Wednesday till 7 pm on Thursday, after tens of thousands of anti-CAB protesters descended on the streets of Assam, clashing with police and plunging the state into chaos …

Government is bringing Jinnah alive with Citizenship Bill: Asaduddin Owaisi
5 years, 3 months ago

Government is bringing Jinnah alive with Citizenship Bill: Asaduddin Owaisi

India TV News  

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday claimed that the government is bringing Pakistan founder Mohammad Ali Jinnah alive with the Citizenship Bill. Speaking at the Lokmat National Conclave, Owaisi said that even if the bill is passed by parliament, he will "knock on all doors" in the country and keep his point of view in front of the people. Attacking …

12-hour bandh in Northeast in protest against CAB; Manipur suspends stir
5 years, 3 months ago

12-hour bandh in Northeast in protest against CAB; Manipur suspends stir

India TV News  

The 12-hour Northeast bandh called by an umbrella body of students' organisations of the region to protest against the Citizenship Bill began at 5 am on Tuesday. The North East Students' Organisation, backed by various other bodies and political parties, will observe the shutdown till 4 pm against the Bill which was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Monday. Parties …

Why Assam is protesting against Citizenship Amendment Bill
5 years, 3 months 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" …

Why Citizenship Amendment Bill needs to pass Article 14 test
5 years, 3 months ago

Why Citizenship Amendment Bill needs to pass Article 14 test

India Today  

India recognises a person as its citizen on the basis of birth, descent, registration and naturalisation in accordance with the Citizenship Act of 1955 that draws validity from Part-II of the Constitution, namely, Articles 5-9. The Citizenship Amendment Bill 2019 aims to make changes in the Citizenship Act, the Passport Act and the Foreigners Act if the illegal migrants belong …

Asaduddin Owaisi tears copy of Citizenship Bill in Parliament, says it tries to divide India
5 years, 3 months ago

Asaduddin Owaisi tears copy of Citizenship Bill in Parliament, says it tries to divide India

India Today  

AIMIM president and MP Asaduddin Owaisi tore a copy of the Citizenship Bill, 2019, in the Lok Sabha, saying that the Bill tries to divide the country. Speaking in the Lok Sabha, Owaisi said the Bill is not only the part of a conspiracy to make Indian Muslims stateless but will also lead to pose a risk to the national …

Assam CM Sonowal appeals youth to not agitate against Citizenship Bill
5 years, 3 months ago

Assam CM Sonowal appeals youth to not agitate against Citizenship Bill

India TV News  

Assam CM Sonowal appeals youth to not agitate against Citizenship Bill Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and senior minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday claimed that forces inimical to the state's interest are trying to create "rifts between different communities" through agitations and the youths should work hard for development instead of joining those movements. Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal …

Citizenship Bill to be tabled in this session, Amit Shah meets NE leaders
5 years, 3 months ago

Citizenship Bill to be tabled in this session, Amit Shah meets NE leaders

Op India  

Amid reports that the union government is likely to introduce the Citizenship Amendment Bill in the parliament in the coming days, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday held a meeting with the leaders of the North-eastern states to allay their concerns over the bill which intends to provide citizenship to persecuted religious minorities from neighbouring countries. According to reports, …

Various organisations, students protest against Citizenship Amendment Bill in Assam
5 years, 3 months ago

Various organisations, students protest against Citizenship Amendment Bill in Assam

India Today  

Various organisations, students of Assam protested against the Citizenship Bill across the state and said that it is an unconstitutional and anti-national bill. On the other hand, the activists of All Assam Students’ Union an influenced student body of Assam, burnt effigies of Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, state ministers Himanta Biswa Sarma, Atul Bora, Keshab Mahanta and state BJP …

‘Want to Support Citizenship Bill But…’: Why Assam BJP is Pitching for Amendments to CAB
5 years, 3 months 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 …

Citizenship bill: Amit Shah holds meet with Northeast CMs, civil society
5 years, 3 months ago

Citizenship bill: Amit Shah holds meet with Northeast CMs, civil society

The Hindu  

Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday held discussions with leaders of political parties, students bodies and civil society groups of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya on the contours of the proposed Citizenship Amendment Bill, sources said. The meetings were attended by chief ministers of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya Sarbananda Sonowal, Pema Khandu and Conrad Sangma respectively, Union minister Kiren …

Stormy Winter Session ahead? Opposition looks to corner govt on Citizenship Bill & other issues
5 years, 4 months ago

Stormy Winter Session ahead? Opposition looks to corner govt on Citizenship Bill & other issues

India TV News  

Stormy Winter Session ahead? Opposition looks to corner govt on Citizenship Bill & other issues Parliament's Winter Session starting tomorrow is expected to witness much heat as the Opposition looks to corner the Union government over issues like economic slowdown and situation in Kashmir while the Modi dispensation seeks to push through the contentious Citizenship Bill, a key part of …

Citizenship Amendment Bill: Divisive Bill
5 years, 5 months ago

Citizenship Amendment Bill: Divisive Bill

The Hindu  

ON September 18, Union Home Minister Amit Shah declared that the National Register of Citizens would be implemented across the country as the 2019 mandate for the Bharatiya Janata Party-National Democratic Alliance indicated that there was all-round approval for the same. The irony is that while the NRC fulfilled the ideological demographic agenda of the BJP and raised the jingoistic …

In opposition to Assam NRC, BJP mulls passage of Citizenship Amendment Bill; move to appease party's Bengali Hindu vote bank
5 years, 6 months ago

In opposition to Assam NRC, BJP mulls passage of Citizenship Amendment Bill; move to appease party's Bengali Hindu vote bank

Firstpost  

In his first visit to the state since the implementation of the Assam National Register of Citizens, Home Minister Amit Shah told leaders at a North East Democratic Alliance meeting on Monday that Citizenship Amendment Bill has not gone into the oblivion In his first visit to the state since the implementation of the National Register of Citizens in Assam, …

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 …

In India’s Assam state, citizenship law may hurt BJP’s prospects
5 years, 11 months ago

In India’s Assam state, citizenship law may hurt BJP’s prospects

Al Jazeera  

The right-wing party’s offer of citizenship to non-Muslim immigrants has drawn widespread protests in the state. But critics say that Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party – which runs the government both at the centre as well as in Assam state – wants to amend the citizenship law to accommodate Hindu immigrants. The contentious bill 190410185739389 The contentious bill, which …

Congress opposes citizenship bill: Will Priyanka Gandhi's Silchar roadshow help stave off anti-incumbency against Sushmita Dev?
5 years, 11 months ago

Congress opposes citizenship bill: Will Priyanka Gandhi's Silchar roadshow help stave off anti-incumbency against Sushmita Dev?

Firstpost  

While the Barak Valley, consisting of a large Bengali Hindu population, has vouched for ‘protection’ of people whose names were not included in the National Register of Citizens by passing Citizenship Bill, the whole of Assamese-majority Brahmaputra Valley stand opposed to it It was the first day of Rongali Bihu — the festival acting as a combining factor of Assamese …

BJP will include Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in its manifesto for 2019 Lok Sabha polls, says Amit Shah in Assam
6 years, 1 month ago

BJP will include Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in its manifesto for 2019 Lok Sabha polls, says Amit Shah in Assam

Firstpost  

Earlier in the day, Amit Shah also addressed a public rally at Lakhimpur in Assam, where he said, “We will not allow Assam to become another Kashmir. Guwahati : Bharatiya Janata Party chief Amit Shah on Sunday said, his party will include Citizenship Amendment Bill in its 2019 general elections’ manifesto. Addressing a public gathering at Assam BJP State office …

Lapse of Citizenship (Amendment) Bill greeted with celebration in Assam; Tripura's Biplab Deb says 'no one can disrupt peace'
6 years, 1 month ago

Lapse of Citizenship (Amendment) Bill greeted with celebration in Assam; Tripura's Biplab Deb says 'no one can disrupt peace'

Firstpost  

Opposition parties in Assam, especially the Congress at its party office in Guwahati, celebrated after the Citizenship Bill failed to make it through the Rajya Sabha. Guwahati: Opposition parties in Assam celebrated after the Citizenship Bill failed to make it through the Rajya Sabha. Celebrations were Commenting on the issue, Tripura chief minister Biplab Deb said, “My government will not …

Himanta Biswa Sarma says not passing citizenship bill 'defeat' for Assam, asserts NDA will bring it once BJP gets majority in Rajya Sabha
6 years, 1 month ago

Himanta Biswa Sarma says not passing citizenship bill 'defeat' for Assam, asserts NDA will bring it once BJP gets majority in Rajya Sabha

Firstpost  

The Citizenship Bill is set to lapse on 3 June when the term of the present Lok Sabha ends. Dudhnoi : Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Wednesday said not passing the Citizenship Bill in the Rajya Sabha is a defeat for Assam and the Bharatiya Janata Party will fight the upcoming Lok Sabha elections with a commitment towards it. …

Section 144 imposed in Imphal ahead of tabling of citizenship bill in RS; prohibitory orders issued after 165 organisations agitate
6 years, 1 month ago

Section 144 imposed in Imphal ahead of tabling of citizenship bill in RS; prohibitory orders issued after 165 organisations agitate

Firstpost  

Prohibitory orders under Section 144 of CrPC have been imposed in East and West Imphal districts ahead of the tabling of Citizenship Bill Imphal: Prohibitory orders under Section 144 of CrPC have been imposed in East and West Imphal districts ahead of the tabling of Citizenship Bill, 2016 in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. As per the orders of the …

Citizenship bill protests: Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur CMs urge Rajnath Singh to ensure Rajya Sabha doesn't pass law today
6 years, 1 month ago

Citizenship bill protests: Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur CMs urge Rajnath Singh to ensure Rajya Sabha doesn't pass law today

Firstpost  

Political parties have been protesting against the citizenship bill, which will be tabled in the Rajya Sabha today, on the grounds that the bill seeks to grant nationality to non-Muslims who came to India till 31 December, 2014, a greater deadline from 1971 as per the Assam Accord. New Delhi: The chief ministers of two northeastern states, Arunachal Pradesh’s Pema …

Citizenship bill will not cause any harm to Assam: PM Narendra Modi
6 years, 1 month ago

Citizenship bill will not cause any harm to Assam: PM Narendra Modi

Deccan Chronicle  

Guwahati: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that citizenship amendment bill is not going to harm the interest of the people living in Assam and Northeast and accused that some political parties have been trying to create confusion by spreading false rumor. Addressing a mammoth public rally at Changsari in outskirt of Guwahati, Mr Modi said, “It is a …

In Assam, Narendra Modi seeks to differentiate persecuted religious minorities from illegal immigrants; renews pitch for Citizenship Bill
6 years, 1 month 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 …

They are all mahamilawati' parties: PM Modi lashes out at Oppn in Assam
6 years, 1 month ago

They are all mahamilawati' parties: PM Modi lashes out at Oppn in Assam

Deccan Chronicle  

Guwahati: Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi addressed a rally in the city of Guwahati on Saturday in a series of rallies to capture the North Eastern states – amid protests over the highly controversial Citizenship Bill, 2016 said aid in Assam that there is no room for "intruders" in the state as well as the country. Defending the Bill, …

Citizenship bill agitators raise black flags, protest nude during Modi's Assam visit
6 years, 1 month ago

Citizenship bill agitators raise black flags, protest nude during Modi's Assam visit

Deccan Chronicle  

Guwahati: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's second day in Assam saw nude protests, a bandh, raising of black flags and burning of effigies by agitators over the contentious Citizenship Bill. The All Assam Students' Union claimed that police resorted to mild lathi-charge to disperse its activists who had assembled with black flags and black balloons at the Amingaon-Hajo Road, about 10 …

Citizenship bill: Protesters again wave black flags at PM Modi in Assam
6 years, 1 month ago

Citizenship bill: Protesters again wave black flags at PM Modi in Assam

India TV News  

Citizenship bill: Protesters again wave black flags at PM Modi in Assam PM Modi, who was on his way to the airport from the Raj Bhawan in Guwahati, was shown black flags by protesters belonging to the Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuva Chhatra Parishad at Machkhowa area. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was shown black flags in at least two places here on …

Narendra Modi faces protests over Citizenship Bill during North East visit; welcomed with black flags, slogans in Assam
6 years, 1 month ago

Narendra Modi faces protests over Citizenship Bill during North East visit; welcomed with black flags, slogans in Assam

Firstpost  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Saturday make a whirlwind tour of the northeastern states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, and Tripura during which he will lay the foundation stone of the new Greenfield airport and Sela tunnel, launch the DD Arun Prabha channel and will unveil various other development projects. As Narendra Modi starts a whirlwind tour to the North …

Section 144 imposed in Guwahati after protesters show black flag to PM Modi
6 years, 1 month ago

Section 144 imposed in Guwahati after protesters show black flag to PM Modi

India TV News  

Curfew was imposed on Friday in Guwahati after protesters waved black flags to Prime Minister Narendra Modi upon his arrival in Assam, The Times of India reported. A group of people including students' who were waiting on the roadside near the Gauhati University first waved black flags at the Prime Minister's convoy then another group started shouting 'Go Back, Go …

Citizenship circus: North-east in crisis again
6 years, 1 month ago

Citizenship circus: North-east in crisis again

Live Mint  

When Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Assam, Tripura and Arunachal Pradesh on 8 February, to talk electoral strategy with Bharatiya Janata Party officials and inaugurate some projects ahead of Lok Sabha elections this summer, he will need to assuage frayed nerves and rising tempers in the region over the Citizenship Bill. An emphatic BJP victory in Tripura’s assembly elections in …

Campaign over citizenship bill seeks to derail development: Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal
6 years, 1 month ago

Campaign over citizenship bill seeks to derail development: Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal

India TV News  

Campaign over citizenship bill seeks to derail development: Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal Sonowal assured the people that the land, culture, language of the indigenous people are fully safe in the hands of the present government. Campaign over citizenship bill seeks to derail development: CM Guwahati, Feb 4 Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has claimed that a “motivated campaign” is going …

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