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Shillong BJP candidate threatens to kill himself if Citizenship Bill is im
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Shillong (Meghalaya) [India], Apr 12 (ANI): Shillong BJP candidate Sanbor Shullai on Thursday said that he will "commit suicide" if his party tries to implement the Citizenship Amendment Bill.
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Tamil Nadu: Villagers boycott LS polls to protest lack of basic amenities
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Ramanathapuram (Tamil Nadu) [India], Apr 9 (ANI): The residents of Melasirupothu village on Monday took out a protest march to boycott Lok Sabha elections, alleging non-availability of basic facilities here.
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Will vote for peace, say 2013 Muzaffarnagar riot victims
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Kairana (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr 7 (ANI): Six years after fleeing Muzaffarnagar and taking refuge in camps in Kairana following the deadly riots in 2013, victims here have alleged that despite repeated requests, the government has not built houses for them and they lack basic amenitie
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BJP: Citizenship Bill a non issue in North-East
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Dibrugarh (Assam) [India] Apr 6, (ANI): Terming the Citizenship Amendment Bill a non-issue, BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the people of the North East are "nationalists" and more concerned about national issues.
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Mamata Banerjee slams Citizenship Bill as 'conspiracy'
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Dhubri (Assam) [India], Apr 5 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday questioned the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill which sought to provide citizenship to non-Muslims from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan.
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Chidambaram asks Jaitley to clear stand on existing format of AFSPA law
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 4 (ANI): Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Thursday hit back at Union Minister Arun Jaitley for criticising Congress' promise to amend the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) and questioned whether the BJP leader supported "enforced disappearance, sexual
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Congress's election manifesto promising to amend AFSPA is anti-national an
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 3 (ANI): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on Congress, stating its election manifesto promising to amend the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) is 'anti-national and separatist-friendly' and it will dilute the immuni
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Congress manifesto promises to revamp laws, plans to quash sedition, amend
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Apr 2 (ANI): The Congress manifesto released on Tuesday promised significant changes in the laws, like quashing of the Sedition law and amendment to the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA).
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AFSPA amendment necessary to balance rights of armed forces with human rig
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): Asserting that its manifesto is completely implementable by a "competent and wise government", Congress on Tuesday said that its promise of amending the AFSPA was about striking a balance between rights of armed forces and human rights.
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Amit Shah attacks Cong on its promise to amend AFSPA
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Tuticorin (Tamil Nadu) [India], Apr 2 (ANI): BJP president Amit Shah on Tuesday attacked Congress for promising a review of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) in its election manifesto and accused it of attempting to demoralise armed forces personnel posted on the borders.
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Some 'Congress friends' conspired against removal of AFSPA, says Omar Abdu
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Baramulla (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Apr 2 (ANI): Welcoming as "better late than never" the Congress poll promise of amending the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said earlier "some friends" in the grand old party had "conspire
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Congress promises to amend AFSPA Act if voted to power
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 2 (ANI): The Congress, which released its election manifesto on Tuesday, promised to amend the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act or the AFSPA, that grants special powers to the Indian armed forces in 'insurgency-hit areas', if the party came to power after the ensui
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