Tag: CAB protests
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CAA protests: Five dead in Assam, amid partial relaxation on curfews
Two teenagers were killed in police firing on Thursday's CAB protests.
December 15, 2019 -
‘Fundamentally discriminatory’: UN rights body expresses concern over India’s Citizenship Act
The rights body said that the amended law 'appears to undermine the commitment to equality before the law enshrined in India's Constitution'.
December 14, 2019 -
‘Exercise caution’: US, UK, 3 others nations issue travel advisories amid Northeast violence
Protests took an ugly turn in the northeast, especially in Assam, where at least two people were killed and several others injured in police firing.
December 14, 2019 -
Citizenship Act Protesters torch railway stations in Bengal
In Beldanga, Citizenship Act protestors torched the station master's cabin and ransacked the ticket counter before setting it on fire.
December 13, 2019 -
5 states refuse to implement Citizenship Act, Centre says ‘they have no power’
The statement came after chief ministers of five states -- West Bengal, Punjab, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh -- refused to implement the law while terming it as 'unconstitutional'.
December 13, 2019 -
Trinamool Congress announces mega rally against Citizenship Act in Kolkata
TMC has vehemently opposed the 'unconstitutional' bill in both the houses of the parliament. With MP Abhishek Banerjee in Lok Sabha saying that the party 'will fight till the last drop of blood but won't allow NRC' in the state.
December 13, 2019 -
After 2 Bangladesh ministers, Japan PM cancels India visit amid Citizenship Act protests
The Ministry of External Affairs informed that both the sides have decided to defer the visit to a mutually convenient date in the near future.
December 13, 2019 -
Japan PM Shinzo Abe likely to cancel India visit amid Citizenship Act protests: Report
Earlier on Thursday, Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen and the country's Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan had also called off their respective visits to India.
December 13, 2019 -
Citizenship Amendment Bill gets President Kovind’s assent, becomes Act amid protests
According to the Act, members of Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian communities, coming from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, till December 31, 2014, facing religious persecution there, will be given Indian citizenship.
December 13, 2019 -
‘No internet, Assam can’t read your reassuring message’: Cong jibes at PM Modi
Amid violent protests, PM Modi took to Twitter to assure the people of the state that they have nothing to worry adding that no one can take away their rights, identity and culture.
December 12, 2019 -
CAB protests: Thousands defy curfew in Assam; flights, trains cancelled, CM calls for peace
The passing of the Citizenship Bill in the Parliament has plunged Assam into deep chaos with locals hitting the streets in thousands, burning tyres and wooden logs prompting the administration to impose curfew in Guwahati.
December 12, 2019 -
‘No one can take away your rights’: PM Modi assures Assam on Citizenship Bill
Protests have erupted in the northeast, especially in Assam and Tripura, as the indigenous people are worried that the entry of these people will endanger their identity and livelihood.
December 12, 2019 -
CAB protests turn violent; 2 Army columns deployed in Tripura, 2 on standby in Assam
The heavy deployment comes amid violent protests emerging from the two northeast states over Citizenship Bill, which is being fiercely debated upon by the BJP government, its allies and the Opposition parties in Rajya Sabha.
December 11, 2019