Tag: Asom Gana Parishad
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Committed to keep Assam outside Citizenship Amendment Act: Asom Gana Parishad
AGP has been criticised across the state for its lone MP in the Rajya Sabha Birendra Prasad Baishya voting in favour of the Citizenship Amendment Bill after speaking against it in Parliament.
December 29, 2019 -
BJP ally Asom Gana Parishad to move SC against CAA after supporting it in Parliament: Reports
AGP in the meeting have also planned to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah over the issue.
December 15, 2019 -
A time of reckoning
On the basis of the historic Assam Movement, there have been calls for re-visiting the National Register of Citizens with 1951 as the base year.
November 11, 2019 -
Citizenship Bill: Diluting India’s secularism
The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill is part of a cynical exercise to consolidate the Hindu vote
January 28, 2019 -
Nothing to worry about Citizenship Bill or quota for poor among general category, ‘assures’ BJP
"There is nothing to worry about the Citizenship Bill or 10 per cent quota for the poor among the general category,” said Madhav.
January 9, 2019 -
Asom Gana Parishad walks out of NDA over Citizenship Bill
AGP’s departure is unlikely to weaken the NDA government in the state since the BJP alone has 60 seats in the 126-member legislative assembly.
January 7, 2019 -
Citizenship conundrum could inflame North-east
If the Centre does not handle issues arising out of the controversial Citizenship Bill adroitly, the backlash could affect India's Act East policy initiative.
December 24, 2018 -
On a slippery slope
Recent developments in Assam pose a serious threat to the stability of the Sarbananda Sonowal-led BJP government, as its main ally, the Asom Gana Parishad, is simmering over the Centre’s proposed Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2016. In its draft, the proposed bill has talked about granting the right to apply for citizenship to all religiously persecuted …
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June 3, 2018 -
Solution to ‘Assam problem’ before 2019 polls: ULFA’s Anup Chetia
ULFA might hammer out a lasting solution to the “Assam problem” before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, its General Secretary, Anup Chetia, has said, adding that the BJP-led government must think seriously on how to bring the Paresh Baruah faction to the negotiating table which will augment lasting peace in the state. “We hope that …
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September 19, 2017 -
Cong to work on broader alliance of secular forces: Tarun Gogoi
Former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Tuesday said the Congress will start working on a broader alliance of all secular forces in the state as a divided opposition will not be able to stop the BJP's victory march. The Congress leader also said that he was open to the idea of having an alliance …
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May 30, 2017