Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Assam, All Assam Students' Union (AASU) and 30 other ethnic organizations on Thursday hit the streets of Assam to protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) President Bhupen Kumar Borah on Wednesday said that the people of Assam won't accept the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the 16 political parties United Opposition Forum - Assam led by Congress would sit in protest at Kaliabor in Nagaon district on
Union Minister Shantanu Thakur on Monday reiterated Union Home Minister Amit Shah's statement that the Citizenship Amendment Act, which was passed by the Parliament in December 2019, will be implemented before the Lok Sabha elections.
Assam Congress, AAP, TMC, Asom Jatiya Parishad (AJP) and 12 other political parties on Thursday submitted a memorandum to the President through Assam Governor Gulab Chand Kataria opposing implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is expected to announce the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) 2019 regulations prior to the enforcement of the model code of conduct, sources said.
Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak on Saturday welcomed Home Minister Amit Shah's decision to implement the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) ahead of Lok Sabha Polls and said that Indian citizen doesn't need to worry about it.
West Bengal leader of the opposition and Bharatiya Janata Party leader, Suvendu Adhikari, on Monday said that the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) will be implemented soon by the Modi government.
West Bengal BJP President Sukanta Majumdar said that he was hopeful that the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) would be implemented before the 2024 elections.
"BJP is resorting to its old tactics vis-a-vis CAA. Shantanu Thakur, a Minister of the Government of India elected from West Bengal has again said that CAA will be implemented in Bengal. He lacks confidence himself when he says this," Panja said.
"Today I am giving a guarantee that CAA will be implemented in Bengal and other states of India in the next seven days," Thakur said while addressing a public gathering in Kakdwip in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas.
The notification of Citizenship (Amendment) Act of 2019 rules is expected to happen 'well in advance' before the Lok Sabha polls' announcement, officials known to the development revealed.
Janata Dal-United national general secretary Afaque Ahmed Khan slammed Union Home Minister Amit Shah over his statement on the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in West Bengal and said that BJP leader is again raising the "gyan" of Citizenship Amendment Act as because he is aware and worried t