The Court, however, kept in abeyance the ₹50,000 costs imposed on him by the Rajasthan High Court after he expressed regret and undertook not to pursue such proceedings again.
young immigrant from Chattagram in Bangladesh, currently residing in East Burdwan, was granted Indian citizenship by the Ministry of Home Affairs, according to the provisions of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019, on Saturday.
At a Sindhi community event in Delhi, Rajnath Singh recalled LK Advani’s writings on Sindh’s cultural links with India, saying borders can change. He also defended the CAA as a measure to support persecuted minorities from neighbouring countries.
In an affidavit, the police described the riots as a “deep-rooted, premeditated, and orchestrated conspiracy,” asserting that they were timed to coincide with the visit of the then US President Donald Trump to India.
Senior Trinamul Congress leader and Bongaon Municipality chairman Gopal Seth has today alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is misleading people on the issue of citizenship under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), triggering a fresh war of words in politically sensitive North 24-Parganas district.
According to the Citizenship Act passed by Parliament in December 2019, members of Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian communities who have come from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan till December 31, 2014, and facing religious persecution there will not be treated as illegal immigrants but given Indian citizenship.
The USCIRF had on Wednesday, expressed concern over the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), saying it could result in the 'wide-scale disenfranchisement' of Muslims in the country.
“She is however showing mock concern about a sensitive issue like Delhi riots only for reaping political dividend. Actually she got time to speak to Mr Shah, regarding this issue while Union home minister joined lunch in Bhubaneswar and Miss Banerjee joined the same table. Why she kept herself silent over this issue? Where was her sympathy for Delhi riot victims then,” said Mr Ghosh.
Last month, a Panipat-based activist had filed an RTI seeking details about the citizenship proof of the Chief Minister, cabinet ministers, and Governor Satyadev Narayan Arya.
After the fourth arrest made on Monday night, city police today arrested another person, identified as Sandeep Sonkar, a resident of Chetla.
