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Bengal Polls: Voting for any party other than TMC means vote for BJP, says Abhishek BanerjeeAbhishek Banerjee urged Murshidabad voters to support TMC for development and stability. He accused opposition parties of aligning with the...
Internet services suspended across Assam till MondayWith the passage of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in Parliament, there have been continuous protests and violent agitations, across the ...
Net cut off, people in Assam can’t read your message: Cong to PMIn a series of tweets, in both Assamese and English, the PM said he personally and the Centre are “totally committed to constitutionally sa...
Protest in Kohima, Itanagar and Imphal against citizenship amendment billThe Bill, in its present form, seeks to declare Hindus, Jains, Sikhs, Buddhists, Parsis and Christians from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pak...
Solution to citizenship bill must for implementation of Assam Accord's Clause 6: M P BezbaruahThe Narendra Modi government took the decision to implement Clause 6 of the Assam Accord on January 2.
Lok Sabha passes Citizenship (Amendment) BillHome Minister Rajnath Singh said it will pave way for the religious minorities--the Hindus, Jains, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists and Parsis.
Union Cabinet clears Citizenship Amendment Bill, to be introduced in Lok Sabha TuesdayA meeting of the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, cleared the bill and it is expected to be tabled in Lok Sabha Tues...
Citizenship Bill betrayal by BJP ...no reason to be in coalition: Former Assam Chief MinisterAccording to Prafulla Kumar Mahanta, the government seems to be ignoring the democratic language for it is ignoring the stiff opposition to...
Citizenship Bill: Assam government braces for bandh todayChief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal had held emergency meeting with senior ministers and BJP leaders to discuss the bandh.
- AGP to meet JPC members to oppose Assam citizenship bill
On October 23, the JPC will be meeting in New Delhi to hear opinion from officials of Union ministry of Home affairs and External affairs m...
Group from Assam voices opposition to Citizenship Amendment BillThey opposed a proposed bill to amend the six-decade-old Citizenship Act, seeking to grant citizenship to people from minority communities ...
- AGP shelves proposed resolution against citizenship bill for the time being
There is pressure on AGP to snap ties with BJP, but several of its leaders prefer to stay in the government and continue opposing the bill.
Majority in North East against citizenship to minorities from Bangladesh, PakistanThe bill, which seeks to provide Indian citizenship to Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians from Afghanistan, Bangladesh ...
Won’t hurt Assam’s interest: MinisterWith the visit of the JPC on the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, evoking sharp protests in Assam, the BJP-led govt said it won’t go aga...
Thousands Hit Guwahati Streets Against Bill to Tweak Citizenship ActThe proposed amendment to the Citizenship Act has been staunchly opposed in Assam. Only the Bengali-speaking communities from Barak valley ...
Key JPC meeting on Assam Citizenship Bill postponedThere is fear in Assam that giving citizenship rights to Bengali Hindus from Bangladesh will adversely affect the culture, language and tra...
Will do all to defeat citizenship bill: BJP allyCitizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 has which aims to provide citizenship to Hindu Bangladeshi migrants has become bone of contention betwee...
Jamiat Ulema E Hind says it is opposed to treating foreigners issue in Assam on religious linesBJP led government in Assam is facing stiff resistance over Citizenship (Amendment) Bill. The bill proposes to give citizenship to minoriti...
Former Assam CM Tarun Gogoi says Centre rushing with the Citizenship bill without any discussion“The Centre is showing unnecessary haste and instead of discussion, it is just rushing with proposed bill. This bill will affect the ongoin...
AASM files PIL against citizenship to minoritiesThe Bill proposes to make minority communities from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan eligible for applying for Indian citizenship.