Tag: Citizenship bill
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JP Nadda leads mega BJP rally in Kolkata in support of Citizenship Act
Nadda was accompanied by senior BJP leaders, including West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh and national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya.
December 23, 2019 -
Jamia students go shirtless in chilling cold in protest against police crackdown, demand probe
Students termed the government as anti-minority, anti-poor, anti-students and said that they won't tolerate it.
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 -
Nitish Kumar faces uncertain future as all key issues ‘lost’ to BJP
All the key issues have become a “victim” of BJP politics and hence the party really is in dire need of issues that could sail it through.
December 12, 2019 -
Citizenship Amendment Bill passed in Rajya Sabha, to be law soon
In an attack on Congress which echoed vehement opposition, Shah said, 'Statements of Congress leaders and Pakistani leaders coincide many times, as yesterday what the Pakistani Prime Minister said about the Bill and what the Congress leaders in this House said, were similar.'
December 11, 2019 -
Assam CM stuck at Guwahati airport amid protests against CAB; curfew imposed
A curfew has been imposed in Guwahati, and the mobile internet services were suspended from 24 hours from 7pm on Wednesday to 7pm till Thursday in ten districts of Assam.
December 11, 2019 -
Anyone who disagrees is ‘deshdrohi’ for BJP, says Sena, takes ‘about-turn’ on Citizenship Bill
'If any citizen is afraid of this Bill then one must clear their doubts. They are our citizens so one must answer their questions too,' said Uddhav Thackeray.
December 10, 2019 -
Hindu refugees will be accepted as country’s citizen, Shah assures BJP
The Citizenship Amendment Bill has been mired in controversy for leaving out only Muslims.
November 28, 2019 -
Act East Policy under the shadow of BRI
For the success of our Act East Policy the key happens to be Myanmar having a common border with Arunachal, Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram.
May 20, 2019 -
The ‘other’ in Assam
Intellectual space in the state is getting polarised as some are turning a blind eye to the lives lost because of the Citizenship Amendment Bill
February 25, 2019 -
Indefinite curfew in Imphal over Citizenship Bill protests, mobile internet snapped
Mobile Internet snapped till February 16 across the state fearing escalation of violence
February 13, 2019 -
Compromised award
Since posthumous awards can neither be returned nor rejected, the log book will record it as having been conferred on the iconic Dr Bhupen Hazarika of Assam, but a hard-hitting statement from his US-based son said that it was a dubious attempt to seek political favour when vast sections of the people in the North-east were vehemently opposed to the Citizenship Bill.
February 13, 2019 -
Bhupen Hazarika would never have endorsed the way Citizenship Bill being pushed, says son Tej Hazarika
No invitation so far, there is nothing to reject, Tej Hazarika says in a Facebook post on Bharat Ratna conferred on his legendary father Bhupen Hazarika
February 12, 2019 -
Nagaland shutdown over Citizenship Bill brings life to standstill
The Nagaland cabinet has rejected the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 which was passed in the Lok Sabha on January 8.
February 11, 2019 -
Nude protest staged in Guwahati against Citizenship Bill
Protests against the Bill have enveloped virtually the entire north-eastern region since the Bill was passed in the Lok Sabha on January 8.
February 1, 2019 -
NE political parties to send delegation to PM, President seeking to scrap Citizenship Bill
The Chief Minister said that if the Centre does not pay heed to their demand, the parties would meet again to decide on a future course of action.
January 29, 2019 -
Citizenship Bill: Diluting India’s secularism
The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill is part of a cynical exercise to consolidate the Hindu vote
January 28, 2019