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At Eid prayer, Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee says ‘ready to shed blood for country', no to CAA and NRC
9 months ago

At Eid prayer, Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee says ‘ready to shed blood for country', no to CAA and NRC

Hindustan Times  

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday, addressing a gathering at an Eid prayer, reiterated that the state will not accept the Citizenship Act, 2019, National Register of Citizens and Uniform Civil Code. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee at an Iftar party in Kolkata on Tuesday. Your safety, your life.," news agency ANI quoted Mamata Banerjee as saying …

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Modi, Mamata sqaure off at rallies in Cooch Behar, trade barbs on CAA
9 months, 1 week ago

Modi, Mamata sqaure off at rallies in Cooch Behar, trade barbs on CAA

The Hindu  

Ahead of the first phase of the Lok Sabha election on April 19, in which three seats in north Bengal will go to polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday held rallies in Cooch Behar. While Ms. Banerjee addressed supporters at Mathabhanga, Mr. Modi held a rally at Raas Mela grounds at the …

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Assam illegal immigrants | Supreme Court postpones hearing on challenge to Section 6A of Citizenship Act to December 5
1 year, 2 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 …

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No Muslim will face loss due to Citizenship Amendment Act, says RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat
3 years, 5 months ago

No Muslim will face loss due to Citizenship Amendment Act, says RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat

Firstpost  

The citizenship law is will provide protection to persecuted minorities in the neighbouring countries, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief said Guwahati: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, who is in Assam on a two-day visit, said on Wednesday that the Citizenship Amendment Act and the National Register of Citizens have nothing to do with Hindu-Muslim divide and communal narrative surrounding the two …

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Kapil Sibal admits that CAA will not take away citizenship of any Indian
4 years, 10 months ago

Kapil Sibal admits that CAA will not take away citizenship of any Indian

Op India  

Congress MP Kapil Sibal admitted in the Rajya Sabha today that the Citizenship Act does not take away the citizenship from anyone, a reality which his party members have been refuting vehemently since the time the law has come into being. “Everyone sitting in this house is wise people, Kapil Sibal is a very senior advocate in Supreme Court, show …

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Till Now No Plans To Implement Nation Wide NRC; NPR To Be Updated From April 1: Ministry Of Home Affairs [Read Statement]
4 years, 10 months ago

Till Now No Plans To Implement Nation Wide NRC; NPR To Be Updated From April 1: Ministry Of Home Affairs [Read Statement]

Live Law  

The Central government has clarified that it has no immediate plans to implement a nation-wide NRC. Haque had asked the government if it was planning to conduct a nationwide NRC and NPR, and whether the NPR data will form the master data source for NRC. Responding to this, the Ministry of Home Affairs said that it has no plans to …

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Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray continues to support CAA
4 years, 10 months ago

Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray continues to support CAA

Op India  

Following his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi, Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray reiterated his stand on the Citizenship Amendment Act. https://t.co/XlQk8FbrAW — ANI February 21, 2020 Speaking at a press conference after his meet with PM Modi, Thackeray said, “We have had a discussion on Citizenship Amendment Act, NPR and NRC. This law is not to take …

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Congress leaders attend Budget Session of Parliament wearing black armbands to express solidarity with anti-CAA, NRC protesters
4 years, 11 months ago

Congress leaders attend Budget Session of Parliament wearing black armbands to express solidarity with anti-CAA, NRC protesters

Firstpost  

Top Congress leaders led by Sonia Gandhi on Friday staged a protest near Mahatma Gandhi’s statue in Parliament complex to save the Constitution and express solidarity with those protesting against the Citizenship Act, NRC and NPR New Delhi: Top Congress leaders led by Sonia Gandhi on Friday staged a protest near Mahatma Gandhi’s statue in Parliament complex to save the …

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CAA, NRC ’internal matters’ of India: Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina
4 years, 11 months ago

CAA, NRC ’internal matters’ of India: Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina

Live Mint  

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has termed as "internal matters" of India the Citizenship Amendment Act and the National Register of Citizens, but at the same time said the act was "not necessary". According to the CAA, members of Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian communities who have come from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan till December 31, 2014 following …

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No question of NRC in Bihar, open for discussions on CAA in state assembly: Nitish Kumar
5 years ago

No question of NRC in Bihar, open for discussions on CAA in state assembly: Nitish Kumar

India TV News  

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in State Assembly has said that there is no question of implementing National Register of Citizens in Bihar. Nitish Kumar's statement has come amid protests taking place across the country against the Citizenship Amendment Act and NRC. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also clarified on it," Bihar CM Nitish Kumar said. Nitish Kumar further said …

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Arif Mohammad Khan in Aap Ki Adalat (Full Video): How veteran leader debunked myths on CAA, NRC
5 years ago

Arif Mohammad Khan in Aap Ki Adalat (Full Video): How veteran leader debunked myths on CAA, NRC

India TV News  

Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan took on a volley of questions on India TV's iconic show 'Aap Ki Adalat' with Editor-in-Chief and Chairman Rajat Sharma. Elaborating further, Arif Mohammad Khan said these religious minorities had to pay the price of partition. Arif Mohammed Khan quoted Mahatma Gandhi who had said after partition that if religious minorities in Pakistan wanted to …

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‘We will not move an inch till citizenship law is rolled back’
5 years ago

‘We will not move an inch till citizenship law is rolled back’

The Hindu  

Demonstration at Shaheen Bagh against the amended citizenship law entered the 22nd day on Saturday with scores of people speaking out against the Act, the National Register of Citizens and the National Population Register. Most of us who are protesting are very poor, we have lost our sources of livelihoods in the aftermath of demonetisation and now the government has …

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'Dada Khaye Pota Bhukte': BJP MP Meenakashi Lekhi flays opposition over CAA, NRC; releases 'Aarop Patra'
5 years ago

'Dada Khaye Pota Bhukte': BJP MP Meenakashi Lekhi flays opposition over CAA, NRC; releases 'Aarop Patra'

India TV News  

Ahead of Delhi Assembly elections, BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi on Tuesday flayed the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP government in Delhi. Speaking on the Citizenship Amendment Act, the Member of Parliament from New Delhi said, "This law is not going to harm any Indian citizen. The Chairman of Delhi Cantonment Development Committee, Dr. TC Rao said in his address, "The Delhi government …

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Don’t make CAA, NRC Hindu vs Muslim issue
5 years ago

Don’t make CAA, NRC Hindu vs Muslim issue

Deccan Chronicle  

As the protests against the CAA-NRC combine continue, certain things need to be clarified, and the record set straight. Most importantly, both Hindus and Muslims have finally understood that the real purpose behind the CAA-NRC combo is to divide society on communal lines. The NRC will ghettoise Muslims who can’t prove their citizenship in detention centres, but allow Hindus to …

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Neither CAA nor NPR linked to NRC, Opposition spreading false propaganda, says BJP general secretary Ram Madhav
5 years ago

Neither CAA nor NPR linked to NRC, Opposition spreading false propaganda, says BJP general secretary Ram Madhav

Firstpost  

BJP general secretary Ram Madhav on Thursday said neither the CAA nor the NPR has any link with the NRC and alleged that the Opposition is carrying out a false propaganda to malign the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government. Srinagar: BJP general secretary Ram Madhav on Thursday said neither the CAA nor the NPR has any link with the NRC …

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No connection between NPR and NRC: Amit Shah
5 years ago

No connection between NPR and NRC: Amit Shah

Live Mint  

In a bid to allay fears, union home minister and Bharatiya Janata Party chief Amit Shah said that the process of National Register of Citizens and National Population Register have no connection. Shah's comments came hours after the union cabinet approved funding for the Census and the National Population Register, to be conducted simultaneously next year. Through NPR we get …

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If even one Jharkhandi is uprooted due to CAA, won't implement it: Hemant Soren
5 years ago

If even one Jharkhandi is uprooted due to CAA, won't implement it: Hemant Soren

India Today  

Jharkhand Chief Minister-designate Hemant Soren on Tuesday said he will go through thedetails of the amended citizenship law and if even one person from his state isuprooted due to the amended legislation, then it will not be implemented. Soren, who led the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha-Congress-RJD alliance to a win in the assembly polls, also said that he had not gone …

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Anti-CAA protest: Students from universities across Delhi, activists and citizens join march
5 years ago

Anti-CAA protest: Students from universities across Delhi, activists and citizens join march

India Today  

In a show of solidarity, scores of students from universities in Delhi, accompanied by activists and citizens, marched from Mandi House to Jantar Mantar on Tuesday voicing their protest against the amended Citizenship Act. The march commenced around 12.45 pm amid cries of 'Halla Bol', 'Chhatra Ekta Zindabad', 'Jai Bhim', and anti-government slogans by scores of protesters from different universities …

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CAA-NRC combo is not discriminatory against Indian Muslims
5 years ago

CAA-NRC combo is not discriminatory against Indian Muslims

Op India  

The most recent criticism in regard to the Citizenship Amendment Act enacted by both Houses of Parliament is that it isn’t the CAA that is the problem. Members of six religions, that is Christians, Buddhists, Parsis, Jains, Sikhs and Hindus fleeing three countries, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh can apply for Indian citizenship if they can demonstrate a physical presence in …

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India’s Modi contradicts key aide on NRC in bid to douse protests
5 years ago

India’s Modi contradicts key aide on NRC in bid to douse protests

Al Jazeera  

India‘s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has contradicted his closest lieutenant over plans for a nationwide register as he tried to defuse protests against a citizenship law in which at least 25 people have been killed. The 2019 manifesto of Modi’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party said “in future we will implement the NRC in a phased manner in other parts of …

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Calcutta High Court asks West Bengal government to take down all anti-CAA advertisements
5 years ago

Calcutta High Court asks West Bengal government to take down all anti-CAA advertisements

India Today  

In what seems to be a setback for the West Bengal government, the Calcutta High Court on Monday directed all state- The court, in an interim direction, asked the Bengal government to suspend all such Commenting on the Calcutta High Court's order, Union Minister Babul Supriyo tweeted, "If only Mamata Banerjee had taken advice from the few educated MPs and …

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Jaganmohan Reddy says no NRC in Andhra Pradesh as protests against CAA continue
5 years ago

Jaganmohan Reddy says no NRC in Andhra Pradesh as protests against CAA continue

India Today  

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy has said that his government is not in favour of bringing the National Register of Citizens. After his deputy CM assured the Muslim community in Andhra Pradesh that the Jagan government will not implement NRC in the state, now Jaganmohan Reddy himself has said his government will oppose NRC in all states. While …

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Did PM Narendra Modi backtrack on nationwide NRC?
5 years ago

Did PM Narendra Modi backtrack on nationwide NRC?

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi hit out at "rumours and lies" being spread on the subject of the Citizenship Amendment Act and the National Register of Citizens. This was the first occasion of PM Narendra Modi publicly speaking about the unrest that has surrounded the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act and the National Register of Citizens. Public properties during CAA protests were …

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Anti-CAA protests: 15 held in connection with Daryaganj violence sent to 2-day judicial custody
5 years ago

Anti-CAA protests: 15 held in connection with Daryaganj violence sent to 2-day judicial custody

The Hindu  

Thousands of people have been agitating in various parts of the country since December 11, when the contentious citizenship bill was passed in Parliament. — PTI New Delhi Jamia students protest outside university campus Jamia Millia Islamia students staged a demonstration yet again outside the varsity campus against amendments in the citizenship law, days after violent clashes between police and …

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