-The Indian Express The chief ministers of five Opposition-ruled states — West Bengal’s Mamata Banerjee, Punjab’s Amarinder Singh, Rajasthan’s Ashok Gehlot, Chhattisgarh’s Bhupesh Baghel and Kerala’s Pinarayi Vijayan — have already opposed both the CAB and NRC. Bhubaneswar, New Delhi: A WEEK after his MPs voted for the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday opposed a countrywide National Register of Citizens (NRC), swelling the number of chief ministers...
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about the CAB/CAA 2019 -Sanchita Kadam
-Centre for Justice and Peace Untangling the complexities of the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 * What is Citizenship Amendment Act? It is an Act that proposes that all Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi or Christian refugees from Afghanistan, Bangladesh or Pakistan, who entered into India on or before the 31st day of December, 2014 without any valid travel documents such as passport, will be granted citizenship by naturalization on applying for the same,...
More »Anti-Citizenship Act protests: Violence spreads in Bengal, Internet off in six districts
-The Hindu Kolkata too witnessed road blockade and disruption in traffic movement over the last few days. Violence continued in West Bengal on Sunday despite repeated appeals by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for Peace. From parts of Howrah, Murshidabad and adjacent areas of Kolkata, the protest spread to Nadia, North 24 Paraganas and parts of Bardhaman. Internet services were stopped in six districts. Officials said the violence was “largely sporadic”, confined to...
More »Away from Right and Left-Liberal politics, northeast India fights a lonely battle -Bitasta Das
-TheNewsMinute.com Among the most detrimental impacts of the present Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 (CAB) is the perpetuation of the feeling of alienation in the region. News and images coming from Assam submit a picture that unrest is yet again lurking at the doors after two decades of Peace and stability. Deaths, mass protest, mainly by students, halting of normal life, disruption of public property, curfew, paramilitary forces’ flag march, internet blockade,...
More »Population control in India: Plea in SC against Delhi HC order
-PTI The appeal filed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and lawyer Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay has challenged the September 3 high court order, which said it was for Parliament and the state legislatures to enact laws and not for the court. New Delhi: A plea challenging a Delhi High Court order dismissing a PIL seeking implementation of certain steps, including the two-child norm, to control the country’s rising population has been...
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