Tag: CAA
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Citizenship and ties with Bangladesh
In the 2019 manifesto the party said, “We will continue to undertake effective steps to prevent illegal immigration in the north-eastern states.”
December 15, 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 -
Poll strategist Prashant Kishor offers to quit after criticizing JD(U) on CAA, Nitish Kumar says no
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday announced that poll strategist Prashant Kishor’s consultancy firm I-PAC has come on board with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
December 15, 2019 -
Thousands protest against Citizenship Act in Karnataka
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, facing religious persecution there, will not be treated as illegal immigrants but given Indian citizenship.
December 14, 2019 -
CAA divisive, against spirit of Constitution: Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath
Earlier, Congress MLA Arif Masood demanded that the chief minister reject the amended Citizenship Act (CAA) as well as proposed country-wide National Register of Citizens (NRC).
December 14, 2019 -
‘Who doesn’t want divisive democracy should go to N Korea,’: Meghalaya Governor on CAA protests
Roy took to Twitter and said, "A democracy is necessarily divisive. If you do not want it go to North Korea.” His tweet came hours before protesters reached the entrance of the Raj Bhavan, tried to breach security following which they were lathi-charged and police used tear-gas and seriously injured several protesters.
December 14, 2019 -
CAA protests: Assam students body on 3-day satyagraha; Naga Students’ Federation calls for 6-hr bandh today
The passing of the Citizenship Bill in the Parliament has plunged the northeast, especially the states of Assam, Tripura and Meghalaya into deep chaos with locals and students hitting the streets in thousands in protest.
December 14, 2019