New Delhi [India], Jan 3 (ANI): The BJP on Friday accused the Congress of "duplicity" and "politics of expediency" over Citizenship Amendment Act, alleging that it was ..changing tack from the remarks made by its leaders in favour of giving citizenship to minorities from Pakistan.
New Delhi [India], Jan 3 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday slammed the BJP-led Central government over the Citizenship Amendment Act and said that it "fails the test of the Constitution" and "can easily be misused for infiltrating into the country".
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 3 (ANI): Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav on Friday called upon people not to fill NPR form and instead seek employment from the government.
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Jan 3 (ANI): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday wrote letters to his counterparts in 11 states including Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar asking them to consider passing a resolution against the amended Citizenship Act.
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Jan 3 (ANI): CPI (M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Friday said that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 is not in India's interest and it should not be implemented.
New Delhi [India], Jan 3 (ANI): Minister of State for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai on Friday hit out on opposition parties for dissenting the Citizenship Amendment Act and said that those opposing CAA are basically against OBCs and its leader Narendra Modi.
New Delhi [India], Jan 3 (ANI): The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has received a report from Uttar Pradesh on the activities of Popular Front of India (PFI) in the state, sources in the ministry said on Friday.
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Jan 3 (ANI): Kerala Assembly Speaker P Sreeramakrishnan on Friday termed Governor Arif Mohammad Khan's statement on Assembly's resolution against the amended Citizenship law as "unfortunate" and said that the new Act is "unconstitutional".
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Jan 3 (ANI): A protest was held against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) at Eidgah-e-Jadeed in Bengaluru on Friday.
Jodhpur (Rajasthan) [India], Jan 3 (ANI): Lambasting at Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot over the death of infants in Kota hospital, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said that the former should focus on the children dying in his state rather than opposing Citizenship Amendment
New Delhi [India], Jan 3 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday launched a campaign with a toll-free number that provides the facility to common people to give missed calls to register their support for the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA).