New Delhi [India], Dec 16 (ANI): BJP on Monday accused the opposition parties of using students in Delhi, Lucknow and other places as "pawns" for their politics while asserting that the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) does not affect any Indian of any religion, caste or ethnicity.
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Dec 16 (ANI): It was a mistake on part of my party to support the citizenship law in both the Houses of Parliament, said former Assam Chief Minister and Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) MLA Prafulla Kumar Mahanta on Monday.
New Delhi [India], Dec 16 (ANI): Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Prof Ram Gopal Yadav on Monday demanded an emergency session of Parliament to make amendments in the Citizenship Amendment Act or the citizenship law should be revoked.
New Delhi [India], Dec 16 (ANI): Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday alleged that police action in Delhi and Aligarh following the protest by students against Citizenship Amendment Act was "attack on the soul of India" and said the party will fight against it.
New Delhi [India], Dec 16 (ANI): Amid the ongoing protests in the country over the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019, Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank on Monday appealed the students across the country to abstain from violence, maintain peace in the campuses and not indulge in any ac
New Delhi [India], Dec 16 (ANI): The Union Home Ministry will soon start the process of drafting rules for those eligible for Indian citizenship after the enactment of Citizenship Amendment Act 2019.
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Dec 16 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday urged the people of the country not to resort to violence while addressing a protest march organised here against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, and the National Register of Citizens
New Delhi [India], Dec 16 (ANI): The 1984 anti-Sikh riots case accused Jagdish Tytler on Monday joined the 'symbolic protest' led by Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi at the India Gate against police action during students' protests over the Citizenship Amendment Act in Jamia Milia
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India] Dec 16 (ANI): Students of IIM Bangalore on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday urging the central government not to curtail the democratic right of citizens to peaceful protest and termed the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) as an 'unjust law
New Delhi [India], Dec 16 (ANI): French Ambassador to India Emmanuel Lenain on Monday said that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act is India's "internal matter and we respect that."
New Delhi [India], Dec 16 (ANI): Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra along with a host of senior party leaders on Monday went for a 'symbolic protest' at the India Gate here against the police action during students' protests over the citizenship law in the Jamia Millia Islam
New Delhi [India], Dec 16 (ANI): BJP on Monday slammed opposition parties including Congress, Trinamool Congress and Aam Aadmi Party over the violence during protests surrounding the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and alleged they had unleashed divisive forces.