The state government also said it has sent a proposal to the Centre to set up more detention centres in addition to the existing six, while construction for another is going on in Goalpara district
TMC won in all the three constituencies in West Bengal where the bypolls were held
Parliament Winter Session 2019: Opposition parties have used the Winter Parliament to attack the government over economic slowdown, farmer distress and the situation in Kashmir.
The BJP is attempting to unseat the Mamata Banerjee government from power in the state
According to the NCRB data of 2017, West Bengal has the highest number of foreign prisoners among all the states.
Fear is palpable among Rohingyas but their concerns find little resonance with locals in Nuh
BJP leaders believe that if the NRC helps them attract at least 60 per cent of the state's Hindu voters, the party should see major seat gains in the 2021 Assembly polls
Addressing party workers, the Assam minister said that the BJP will reintroduce the Citizenship Amendment Bill in the parliament
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Khattar also said the Haryana government will look into the feasibility of setting up a Law Commission
'What grabbed my attention were the testimonies of people excluded from the NRC', says the author
BJP came to power on a security agenda of making India immune to internal and external threats - but its policies have initiated processes that will probably increase instability
What will India do with the two million people left off the register? Some can apply now to citizenship tribunals, but these are notoriously unfair, particularly to Muslims
Out of 3.3 crore applicants, over 19 lakh people were excluded from the final NRC
About 31.1 million people were included on the list
TMC supremo insisted that "justice should be meted out to all Indian brothers and sisters"
The Assam government has ruled out detention of people who do not figure in the list "in any circumstances", until the tribunals declare them foreigners
Children born in India should be citizens
Immigrants Act comes into force following influx of refugees from then East Pakistan to Assam after partition in 1950
Of the 33 million applicants, some 31.12 million have been regarded as eligible