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"PM Modi has done a good job": Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij on CAA imple
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act. He said, "Those who could not come to India at the time of partition and were persecuted on the basis of religion in these different countries."
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"CAA is not against minorities": BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad hails CAA impl
Updated : 2 years ago IST
A day after the central government implemented the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) across the country, Bharatiya Janata Party MP Ravi Shankar Prasad said, "CAA is not against the minority of the country."
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MHA launches dedicated portal for refugees from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Ban
Updated : 2 years ago IST
MHA on Monday provided a web portal on which eligible non-Muslim migrants from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan fleeing religious persecution can now seek Indian citizenship.
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"CAA will be repealed if INDIA alliance assumes power": Congress MP Shashi
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Backing the opposition's move to approach the Supreme Court over the enforcement of the CAA and denouncing the act as 'unconstitutional,' Congress MP Shashi Tharoor affirmed that it would be repealed if the INDIA alliance assumes power.
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"The next step of CAA is National Register of Citizen": Samajwadi Party MP
Updated : 2 years ago IST
"The government intends to end the voting rights of crores of Muslims through NRC. The next step of CAA is NRC. This is just a tactic to distract the people and an election stunt. We have no objection to people being given citizenship but why has religion been defined in that?" ST Hassan sai
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Here's how eligible individuals can apply for Indian citizenship through C
Updated : 2 years ago IST
On Monday evening, the Union Home Ministry notified rules for implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), and made online a portal only through which eligible individuals can seek Indian citizenship. The rules grant Indian citizenship to these refugees who had sought shelter in
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Shiv Sena (UBT), Samajwadi Party allege 'election-driven' motive behind CA
Updated : 2 years ago IST
In a sharp critique, Shiv Sena (UBT) Spokesperson Anand Dubey questioned the timing of the recent Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) notification, suggesting that the government had a decade to introduce it.
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"Modi's guarantee has been proved:" Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawa
Updated : 2 years ago IST
"Displaced persons from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh who have entered India before 2014 will get priority in getting citizenship in the country. This will help lakhs of people who are staying in India. The law was passed in 2019, and the govt had the right to notify the rules. Toda
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Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee welcomes CAA notification, says go
Updated : 2 years ago IST
"I welcome the decision which is taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It is a good decision for Sikhs whose religion was converted in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh," said Gurcharan Singh Grewal, spokesperson of SGPC
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"No law can be made on the grounds of religion": AIMIM leader Waris Pathan
Updated : 2 years ago IST
AIMIM Spokesperson Waris Pathan on Tuesday hit out the centre for the implementation of CAA and called it "unconstitutional".
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Guwahati Police warns 'legal action' against parties planning 'sarbatmak h
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The Guwahati police on Monday issued a stern legal notice to political parties planning a 'Sarbatmak Hartal' in Assam to protest against the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and warned of 'legal action' if there is any damage to public or private property during the demonstratio
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Congress questions timing of CAA implementation, says aimed at polarisatio
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh questioned the timing of the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act and asserted that it was timed ahead of the general polls to polarise the voters in Assam and West Bengal.
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