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The protests against Citizenship Amendment Act intensified in New Delhi as thousands of people gathered at Jantar Mantar and Assam Bhawan to call an end to 'religious profiling'
As of now there is no report of any violence from anywhere in Assam and there was no rush to visit the NRC centre, the official said
Assam, which has faced influx of people from Bangladesh since the early 20th century, is the only state having an NRC, which was first prepared in 1951
Though, passed with as many as 125 MPs voting in favour of it, the Act however, failed to convince large sections of India's population, especially those hailing from Assam
In the wake of violence in southeast Delhi after a protest against the amended Citizenship Act, DMRC closed the gates of around 13 metro stations on Sunday evening
Political leaders in Kerala, Punjab and West Bengal all said publicly they will not implement the law, setting up a potential conflict with the federal government in New Delhi
The purpose is to create, through law, a permanent threat to hang over every single Muslim head in India, writes Mihir S Sharma.
The Bill was passed with 125 votes in favour and 105 against it
The bill surpassed its initial hurdle, like it did on January 8, earlier this year. However this time it was passed with 311 votes in favour and 80 against it
The Bill seeks to grant Indian citizenship to non-Muslim refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan
The Modi govt is fashioning something much more than an electoral strategy; a system that is democratic but also majoritarian
This will be the second attempt by the Modi administration to amend citizenship law. In January, the legislation was passed in the lower house of parliament but lapsed as the upper house didn't take i
Since we raised the question of old and new history, it might be necessary for us to go back a few decades to understand the nature and complexity of migration in the east, especially Assam
Islam said AMUTA has approached President Ram Nath Kovind to apprise him about the concerns of Indian Muslims on the proposed moves
Minister of State for Home, Nityanand Rai, gave the information in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha.
The Union Cabinet today gave its nod to the Citizenship Amendment Bill, which will now be tabled in Parliament soon
Shah said national issues like uprooting terrorism, naxalism and construction of a grand Ram temple in Ayodhya were as important in the Jharkhand elections as local matters like development
While the Saffron outfit drew a blank, archrival TMC took all three seats riding on the same issues
"That is why the government has no information on this issue," the minister said on behalf of Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal who holds the Home portfolio