Tag: Citizenship Act
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Congress’ ‘Bharat Bachao’ rally to attack BJP govt in Delhi, other parts of world today
The mega rally, being held at the Ramlila Maidan, is against the policies of the BJP government including the amended Citizenship Act, farmers' distress, unemployment, soaring prices and the state of economy in the country.
December 14, 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 -
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 -
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 -
‘Task of saving the soul of India is on 16 non-BJP CMs’: Prashant Kishor on Citizenship Act
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 -
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 -
Amit Shah tables Citizenship Amendment Bill in LS amid oppn uproar, says it’s not against minorities
The bill to amend the six-decade-old Citizenship Act seeks to provide Indian nationality to Hindus, Christians, Sikhs, Parsis, Jains and Buddhists fleeing persecution in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh.
December 9, 2019 -
No detention camps in Nagaland for those left out of NRC: Centre in Parliament
This came hours after the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill that seeks to grant citizenship to non-Muslim refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan.
December 5, 2019 -
NRC violation of Citizenship Act, says Faizan Mustafa
Prof Mustafa said, “The NRC is a clear violation of Section 3 of the Citizenship Act. I am clear about it.”
September 11, 2019 -
Citizenship conundrum could inflame North-east
If the Centre does not handle issues arising out of the controversial Citizenship Bill adroitly, the backlash could affect India's Act East policy initiative.
December 24, 2018 -
What next in Assam?
A day after Ulfa (Independent) chairman Abhijit Asom pleaded with the people of Assam to oppose the Centre’s move to amend the Citizenship Act, 1955, suspected Ulfa cadres struck in upper Assam ~ killing the driver of a van carrying cash for delivery to tea gardens. (If the amendment is passed, thousands of religious minorities …
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November 23, 2016