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Kerala DGP warns of action, says strike call against CAA not as per rules
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala)[India], Dec 16 (ANI): Kerala Police said on Monday that requisite notice has not been given for a strike on Tuesday against the Citizenship Amendment Act and action will be taken as per the law if it is not withdrawn.
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AGP will move Supreme Court against CAA, says Prafulla Mahanta
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Dec 16 (ANI): Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), an ally of BJP-led government in the State, will move to the Supreme Court against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), 2019, which violates the Assam Accord, said former Chief Minister and AGP leader Prafulla Kumar Mahanta
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DUSU protests in support of Jamia, AMU students, says completely against c
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 16 (ANI): The Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) on Monday held a protest in support of Jamia Millia Islamia students, who faced the police brutality on Sunday, which left several of them injured.
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CAA: Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad voices concern over clash between po
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi (India) Dec 16 (ANI): Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad voiced on Monday his party's concern over yesterday's violent clashes between police and protestors at the Jamia Nagar area here over the Citizenship Law.
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CAA protests: Bollywood celebrities express solidarity with students
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Dec 16 (ANI): Bollywood celebrities on Monday expressed solidarity with the students of Jamia Millia Islamia and slammed the way police handled the protests which were organised against the amended citizenship act.
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Opposition using students as pawns to suit their agenda: Sambit Patra over
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 16 (ANI): BJP on Monday accused the opposition parties of using students in Delhi, Lucknow and other places as "pawns" for their politics while asserting that the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) does not affect any Indian of any religion, caste or ethnicity.
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Mistake to support citizenship law, may withdraw support to BJP in Assam:
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Dec 16 (ANI): It was a mistake on part of my party to support the citizenship law in both the Houses of Parliament, said former Assam Chief Minister and Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) MLA Prafulla Kumar Mahanta on Monday.
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Samajwadi Party seeks emergency session of Parliament to amend citizenship
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 16 (ANI): Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Prof Ram Gopal Yadav on Monday demanded an emergency session of Parliament to make amendments in the Citizenship Amendment Act or the citizenship law should be revoked.
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Police action over student protest attack on soul of India: Priyanka
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 16 (ANI): Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday alleged that police action in Delhi and Aligarh following the protest by students against Citizenship Amendment Act was "attack on the soul of India" and said the party will fight against it.
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Appeal students to abstain from violence: Ramesh Pokhriyal on CAA protests
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 16 (ANI): Amid the ongoing protests in the country over the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019, Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank on Monday appealed the students across the country to abstain from violence, maintain peace in the campuses and not indulge in any ac
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Home Ministry to soon start drafting rules under Citizenship Amendment Act
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 16 (ANI): The Union Home Ministry will soon start the process of drafting rules for those eligible for Indian citizenship after the enactment of Citizenship Amendment Act 2019.
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West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee urges people not to get violent while protest
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Dec 16 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday urged the people of the country not to resort to violence while addressing a protest march organised here against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, and the National Register of Citizens
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