A Five-judge Constitution bench of Supreme Court on Thursday to pronounce its verdict on a batch of pleas challenging the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act inserted by way of an amendment in 1985 in furtherance of the Assam Accord.
The Assam government has accepted 1951 as the cut-off year for implementation of the recommendations of the Justice (Retd) Biplab Sharma committee for Clause 6 of the Assam Accord.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday chaired a meeting with All Assam Students Union (AASU) leadership to discuss the recommendations of the Justice (Retd) Biplab Sarma Committee on the implementation of Clause 6 of the Assam Accord.
Assam Congress has demanded the government to implement Clause 6 of the Assam Accord including the implementation of Inner Line Permit (ILP) in the state.
Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Bhupen Kumar Borah told ANI that, former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was the signatory
Clause 6 of the Assam Accord states that the Assamese people's cultural, social, linguistic identity, and heritage should be protected, preserved, and promoted through appropriate constitutional, legislative, and administrative safeguards.
As many as 159 wild animals, including nine rhinos, have died so far at Kaziranga National Park due to floods in Assam, according to the park authority on Wednesday.
As many as 131 wild animals, including six rhinos, have died so far at Kaziranga National Park due to floods in Assam, according to the park authority on Monday.
The five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its verdict on a batch of pleas challenging the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act inserted by way of an amendment in 1985 in furtherance of the Assam Accord.
The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Central government to furnish data on the number of immigrants who were conferred Indian citizenship through Section 6A(2) of the Citizenship Act, 1955 and what steps have been taken so far to curb illegal migration into Indian territory.
A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices Surya Kant, MM Sundresh, JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra said that Section 6A was enacted as a humanitarian measure in the wake of the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War and is deeply interwoven in our history.