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Sibal says problematic for States to oppose CAA if SC declares it 'constit
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Jan 19 (ANI): Shortly after his statement that no State can refuse implementation of the amended Citizenship Act, senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Sunday said that it will be problematic to oppose the new legislation if the Supreme Court declares it "consti
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After Kerala, Punjab, now Maharashtra mulls resolution against CAA
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Jan 19 (ANI): After Kerala and Punjab, the Maha Vikas Agadi (MVA) government is also mulling over a resolution against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 in Maharashtra Assembly.
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Impossible to provide proof of religious persecution under CAA: Assam Min
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Jan 19 (ANI): Amid anti-CAA protest in Assam, state Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that it is impossible for the person to go back to Bangladesh and collect a copy of police report to show the proof of religious persecution.
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No right to live in India if you can't accept Vande Mataram: Pratap Sarang
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Surat (Gujarat) [India], Jan 19 (ANI): Accusing Congress of spreading misinformation about the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), Union Minister Pratap Chandra Sarangi on Saturday said that those who do not accept India's freedom, unity, and Vande Mataram, have no right to stay in the country.
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Citizenship not just about rights but duties towards society too: CJI Bobd
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], Jan 19 (ANI): Amid the ongoing protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act in several parts of the country, Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sharad Bobde on Saturday said that citizenship was not just about people's rights, but also about their duties towards
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Anti-CAA protests a conspiracy against country: Adityanath attacks opposit
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 19 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday launched an attack on the opposition over anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protests and said that these agitations are not only a protest against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP),
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Maha Vikas Agadi govt planning for resolution on CAA, says Waghmare
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Jan 18 (ANI): Congress Spokesperson Raju Waghmare on Friday said that the Maha Vikas Agadi (MVA) government in the state is planning to bring out a resolution on the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in the state assembly.
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No state can deny implementing CAA, it's unconstitutional: Kapil Sibal
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Kozhikode (Kerala) [India], Jan 18 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Saturday said that no state can say that it will not implement the Citizenship Amendment Act, as doing so will be unconstitutional.
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Those who are opposing CAA are anti-Dalits, says Amit Shah
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Hubli (Karnataka) [India], Jan 18 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said that those who are opposing the Citizenship (Amendment) Act are "anti-Dalits".
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BJP workers lathi-charged by police in West Bengal
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
East Midnapur (West Bengal) [India], Jan 18 (ANI): Police on Saturday lathi-charged on BJP workers in front of the party's state unit president Dilip Ghosh at Reyapara here during a march held in support of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
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Congress leaders including Rahul know nothing about CAA: Nadda
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 18 (ANI): BJP working president JP Nadda said here on Saturday that Congress leadership has a very limited intellect and Rahul Gandhi and other leaders of the party know nothing about Citizenship (Amendment) Act.
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Pakistan Foreign Office summons Indian diplomat
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan 18 (ANI): Pakistan Foreign Office on Saturday summoned a senior diplomat from the Indian High Commission to reject, what it called, the "mischevious portrayal" by New Delhi of "isolated, fabricated, incidents involving Pakistani citizens as minorities rights issues"
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