-The Hindu ‘Indians have nothing to worry, but if you worry, you may not be Indian’ seems to be the govt.’s argument ‘Indians have nothing to fear,’ has been the refrain of the proponents of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). On the corollary move to implement a National Register of Citizens (NRC), they keep changing their positions — sometimes they say NRC and CAA have no link at all; other times they...
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Guwahati unrest death toll rises
-The Telegraph Common PLAtform comes up Guwahati: Protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, continued for the fifth day in Assam on Sunday with artistes and student organisation members joining hands across the state and intellectuals, representing 45 organisations, forming a common PLAtform. The toll in the suspected police firing on protesters rose to five during the day. Two more protesters, who were injured in alleged police firing on Thursday, succumbed to injuries...
More »As Citizenship Act criticism grows, first BJP ally dissents: JD-U says it doesn't support NRC -Santosh Singh & Vishnu Varma
-The Indian Express NRC with CAB is dangerous, discriminatory, says Prashant Kishor after meeting with Nitish Kumar. The JD(U) is the first BJP ally to come out openly against the NRC. Kochi, Patna: JD(U) vice president Prashant Kishor said on Saturday that party chief Nitish Kumar is against the nationwide National Register of Citizens (NRC) exercise PLAnned by the central government. JD(U) national spokesperson K C Tyagi confirmed that the party — a...
More »Question & Answer: Citizenship amendment law exPLAined -Apurva Vishwanath & Kabir Firaque
-The Indian Express The newly passed amendment to the Citizenship Act redefines the way migrants from three countries can become Indian citizens, linking this to their religion. What are the concerns about it nationwide, and why has it faced such fierce resistance in Assam? How does it relate to government’s PLAns for an all-India NRC? The Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) became law after receiving the President’s assent on Thursday, following a bruising...
More »NRC buzz triggers advisories, videos: Get IDs ready -Mohamed Thaver, Amrita Dutta & Rahul Pisharody
-The Indian Express “The name Mohammad can be spelt in many ways. Then there are elderly people, whose dates of birth vary from document to document, simply because they were born at home, and no one kept exact records,” said Maqsood. The unusual advisory is issued just before Friday prayers begin: gather your ID papers, keep them ready. Then, there are tutorial videos on WhatsApp groups, and seminars and workshops, to...
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