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BJP slams Sisodia, Kejriwal for supporting Shaheen Bagh protests
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 23 (ANI): Slamming Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia for supporting the ongoing protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) at Shaheen Bagh, BJP on Thursday said the "anarchists" have at last come out revealing their true identity.
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CAA brought to instil fear among Muslims, SC only hope left for them: Digv
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Itarsi (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Jan 23 (ANI): Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Thursday alleged that the Citizenship Amendment Act was brought by the Centre to instil fear among Muslims and said the only hope left for the minority community is the Supreme Court.
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Shah accuses Congress, opposition parties of provoking minorities to cause
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 23 (ANI): Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday accused Congress and opposition parties such as AAP of provoking the youth and minority community to cause "riots" in the national capital during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and said Rahul Gandhi
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BJP workers to help refugees in registration for citizenship in Opposition
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 23 (ANI): Amid countrywide protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), the BJP has chalked out a plan to help refugees in their registration for citizenship, especially in the states where opposition parties are in power.
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Nehru, Manmohan were in favour of helping minorities from Pak, Bangladesh:
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Agra (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 23 (ANI): Defending the amended Citizenship Act, BJP president JP Nadda on Thursday said that many former Prime Ministers from the Congress including Jawaharlal Nehru and Manmohan Singh were supporting the minority refugees, who came from Pakistan and Ban
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Rajasthan to bring resolution against Citizenship law: Deputy CM Sachin Pi
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Jan 23 (ANI): After Punjab and Kerala, Rajasthan is now set to bring a resolution against the Citizenship Amendment Act in the assembly, deputy chief minister of the state said on Thursday.
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Every place is becoming Shaheen Bagh, says Nandita Das opposing NRC, CAA
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Jan 23 (ANI): Opposing the new Citizenship Law and proposed National Register of Citizens (NRC) at the annual Jaipur Literature Festival, actor and filmmaker Nandita Das on Thursday said that with spontaneous protests erupting against the law in the country, "ever
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AAP slams Yogi Adityanath, calls BJP anti-women
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 23 (ANI): Delhi's ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday slammed Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Aadityanath for his remarks that men sitting in the comfort have sent their women and children on the streets to agitate against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and
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Complaint filed against UP Shia Central Waqf Board Chairman Waseem Rizvi
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 23 (ANI): A complaint was filed against Shia Central Waqf Board chairman Wasim Rizvi for allegedly making offensive and objectionable remarks against women protesting against the new citizenship law at the Clock Tower in Lucknow.
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Woman Economic Census personnel 'manhandled' in Kota
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Kota (Rajasthan) [India], Jan 23 (ANI): A woman -- Naziran Bano -- who went to conduct the survey regarding Economic Census 2019-20 -- was allegedly manhandled by the people who thought that she was getting details under the newly enacted citizenship law.
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CM Thackeray will take call on CAA resolution, says Ashok Chavan
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Jan 23 (ANI): PWD Minister Ashok Chavan on Thursday said that Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray will take a call on bringing a resolution against the Citizenship Amendment Act like Punjab and Kerala.
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Vijayvargiya likens CAA and NRC to Krishna, calls Opposition 'Kansa'
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 23 (ANI): BJP general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya on Thursday took the basis of mythology to attack the Opposition over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act as he likened the newly enacted law to Lord Krishna and those opposing it to the tyrant ruler Kansa.
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