Tag: CAB
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Migration and marginalization
East Delhi's Seelampur witnessed a protest in the middle of the night. Now, the protest has become sporadic to university campuses of Jamia Millia and Madras University.
December 23, 2019 -
Nitish Kumar says won’t implement NRC in Bihar, Muslims not “ready” to trust him
“Kahe ka NRC? Kyon lagu hoga NRC (Why the NRC will be implemented in Bihar)?” shot back Nitish when asked by newsmen for his comment on Centre’s plan to roll out the NRC.
December 20, 2019 -
Are Indian sports stars worthy of being hailed as ‘gods’ and heroes?
Are India’s sporting stars that timid so as not to take a call at all on burning issues that concern the entire country and every single citizen, one may choose to wonder.
December 18, 2019 -
CAB was passed unconstitutionally: Mamata
“The Centre has not passed the CAB in accordance with the basic principles of the Constitution. A Bill can be passed on the basis of numerical strength but the numbers are not all. People’s support is the key when it is come to be implemented," Miss Banerjee told a rally at Jadavpur.
December 18, 2019 -
Posters questioning Nitish’s silence over CAA, NRC flood Patna
It is believed the posters were pasted either during late last night or early in the morning but the officials have been clueless over it and have begun investigation into the matter.
December 17, 2019 -
Unrest over NRC, CAB affects Hooghly bakery industry
The bakery industry in the district is well-known for producing cakes during the Christmas.
December 17, 2019 -
Kejriwal seeks an appointment to meet Amit Shah to discuss deteriorating situation in Delhi
The protest against Citizenship Act turned violent on Sunday evening in southeast Delhi’s Mathura Road after the agitators resorted to arson.
December 16, 2019 -
Student protest against CAA in Delhi turns violent
Violence erupted following a clash between police and Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) students who were protesting against the amended Citizenship Bill.
December 16, 2019 -
After backing CAB, Nitish Kumar declares not to implement NRC in Bihar, speculations rife
The move assumes much political significance given the coming assembly elections in the state due only next year.
December 15, 2019 -
Leading personalities appeal for calm
Requesting restraint, they felt that those invoking the name of Swami Vivekananda are actually “Vivedanandas”, a group of those who are bent on spreading difference and dissension in the name of religion.
December 15, 2019 -
BJP blasts state govt for failing to curb violence
Meanwhile, Congress and Left Front leaders closed ranks in support of the protests, but both expressed reservation at the mode of the agitation during the day.
December 15, 2019 -
Mamata Banerjee issues warning amidst violent protests
“Do not cause damage to government property. Strict action would be taken against those who are found guilty in creating disturbances,” the statement quoted her as saying.
December 15, 2019 -
Angry protesters bring WB to grinding halt
The agitators threw stones at the trains at Uluberia Station while other burnt tyres and set fire on the tracks.
December 14, 2019 -
‘Won’t allow NRC, CAB in state’
Meanwhile, the CM held an emergency meeting at Nabanna today to take stock of the ongoing incidents of protests and road blocks over NRC and CAB immediately after returning from Digha.
December 14, 2019 -
‘Concerned about implications’: Top US official on India’s new citizenship law
Amid tensions in the northeast, the United States had earlier urged India to protect the rights of its religious minorities in keeping with its Constitution and democratic values.
December 14, 2019 -
Jamia Milia Islamia students clash with police after march opposing CAB stopped
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 13, 2019 -
Shiv Sena expresses concern over violence in northeast, attacks Centre for CAB
The Uddhav Thackeray-led party, which supported the bill in the Lok Sabha, but stayed away from voting on it in the Rajya Sabha, made the critical remarks in the editorial of its mouthpiece Saamana.
December 13, 2019