The CAA, seeking to give Indian citizenship to persecuted minorities from neighbouring nations including Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh was passed by the Parliament in 2019.
Bollywood actor and BJP’s national executive member Mithun Chakraborty today challenged the Trinamul Congress regarding the amended Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), by stating, "If anyone challenges citizenship for CAA, I will take care of them.”
Out of sheer desperation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is talking lies and has taken recourse to divisive politics, Trinamul Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee said today.
The Serampore CPM candidate Dipsita Dhar, Hooghly CPM candidate Monodeep Ghosh and Arambagh CPM candidate Biplab Moitra also filed their nomination papers.
There are more than 67,000 Chakma and Hajong tribals residing in Arunachal Pradesh who are not eligible for permanent resident certificates or citizenship in the state.
The United Opposition Forum, a confederation of sixteen political parties, said if the CAA is implemented, it would launch a statewide bandh in protest against the Act.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday directed state Chief Secretary Bhagwati Prasad Gopalika to set up a portal so that persons whose Aadhaar cards has been deactivated can register their complaints.
Calling the CAA as the law of the land, the minister categorically said the Act was not to snatch anyone’s citizenship.
In the intricate web of India's socio-political landscape, the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) has emerged as a contentious thread, weaving through public discourse, protests, and legal battles since its passage in December 2019.
The Matua community's overwhelming presence at Abhishek Banerjee's dharna mancha counters the BJP state president in Thakurnagar.
