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.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said that the Citizenship Amendment Act, which was passed by the Parliament in December 2019, will be notified and implemented before the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
Tanzeem Merani, a college student from Gujarat, is on a hunger strike in Jaipur, demanding a ban on hijab in educational institutions and the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act and the Uniform Civil Code.
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.
Taking a dig at BJP, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Choudhury on Tuesday said that with the date of the Lok Sabha elections are nearing, topics such as the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and the NRC are being brought into the market with great effect to create polarisation of votes.
West Bengal BJP President Sukanta Majumdar said that he was hopeful that the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) would be implemented before the 2024 elections.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday alleged that the Border Security Force (BSF) has been providing separate identity card to the people in the border areas and asked people to refrain from taking the card as they could be kicked out of the country under the National Regi
"We have fought against the NRC. Rajbanshis are citizens of India. They have again started shouting CAA, CAA for the sake of votes," Mamata Banerjee said.
"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.