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CAA's Claim Of Protecting Persecuted Religious Minorities Flawed : IUML To Supreme Court
9 months ago

CAA's Claim Of Protecting Persecuted Religious Minorities Flawed : IUML To Supreme Court

Live Law  

The claim that the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 offers protection to persecuted minorities from the neighbouring countries is baseless, argued the Indian Union Muslim League in its written submission filed before the Supreme Court seeking stay of the Act and the Citizenship Amendment Rule 2024.It was contended in the written submission, filed ahead of the hearing scheduled on April. The …

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With Sikhs practically extinct in Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, India’s case as a natural homeland deserves a revisit
2 years, 3 months ago

With Sikhs practically extinct in Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, India’s case as a natural homeland deserves a revisit

Firstpost  

If they can’t come back to India which was once the land of their ancestors, then where do they go? As 55 Hindus and Sikhs landed in New Delhi on a special flight from Afghanistan this week, the plight of persecuted minorities in India’s neighbourhood once again came to the fore. These Hindus and Sikhs are one of the very …

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CAA helps persecuted minorities entering India after 2014 also
5 years ago

CAA helps persecuted minorities entering India after 2014 also

Op India  

As the terrible news of the attack on Nankana Sahib Gurdwara in Pakistan by a Muslim mob emerged, some journalists chose to use this incident to peddle their propaganda against the Citizenship Amendment Act. It is completely wrong to claim that the CAA does not help people from Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi or Christian community from Afghanistan, Bangladesh or …

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BJP and the story of a subterfuge
5 years ago

BJP and the story of a subterfuge

The Hindu  

In its Lok Sabha election manifesto in 2019,the Bharatiya Janata Party made 75 promises to coincide with India’s 75th Independence day in 2022. By amending the original Act of 1955, the 2019 Bill sought to grant citizenship status to illegal immigrants of six religious groups from the three neighbouring Muslim-dominated countries of Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh on the hypothetical assumption …

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CAA an insult to Savarkar, says Uddhav Thackeray
5 years ago

CAA an insult to Savarkar, says Uddhav Thackeray

Hindustan Times  

Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday accused his former ally, the Bharatiya Janata Party, of “insulting” Hindutva ideologue VD Savarkar by pushing the amended citizenship act. Thackeray said the BJP-led central government has created an atmosphere of fear in the country in the name of persecuted minorities and has put real issues aside Addressing a press conference on the …

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Citizenship law internal matter; India safe haven for persecuted minorities: Maldives' speaker
5 years ago

Citizenship law internal matter; India safe haven for persecuted minorities: Maldives' speaker

India TV News  

The amended Citizenship Act is an internal matter of India, Maldives' Parliament Speaker Mohamed Nasheed said on Friday while noting that the country has always been a safe haven for persecuted minorities. Giving his own example, Nasheed said the Indian high commission gave him refuge at a time when he was going to be arrested by Maldives' former president Abdulla …

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Citizenship Amendment Bill: Shiv Sena wants no voting rights for persecuted Hindus
5 years, 1 month ago

Citizenship Amendment Bill: Shiv Sena wants no voting rights for persecuted Hindus

Op India  

The Citizenship Amendment Bill set to be tabled today aims to give citizenship to persecuted minorities from neighbouring Islamic nations of Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut took to Twitter today to say that illegal intruders should be thrown out and immigrant Hindus should be given citizenship but they should not have voting rights since that would …

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Will provide citizenship to persecuted minorities: Rajnath Singh
5 years, 1 month ago

Will provide citizenship to persecuted minorities: Rajnath Singh

India Today  

The Citizenship Bill is for those people whose roots are in India, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh told India Today TV in an exclusive interview. On allegations that CAB is exclusionary to Muslims, Rajnath Singh said, "The Citizenship Bill is being brought for those people whose roots are in India but stay or stayed on in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh. Speaking …

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