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Govt's next move is to deport Rohingyas from the country, says MoS Jitendr
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Jan 4 (ANI): Amid ongoing nationwide protests over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), Union Minister of State (MoS) Jitendra Singh said that the Central government's next step would be the deportation of Rohingyas from the country.
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Govt should take action on PFI if it has evidence of their anti-national a
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Jan 4 (ANI): Amid reports of the role of Popular Front of India (PFI) in stoking violence in the state during the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protests, former chief minister of Assam, Tarun Gogoi said that the government should take appropriate action if
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CAA renders certain category of children stateless, says petition filed in
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 3 (ANI): A fresh petition was on Friday filed in the Supreme Court by an NGO challenging the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019, contending that the law renders certain category of children as stateless.
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Citizenship law should apply to all persecuted people: Chidambaram
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 3 (ANI): Congress leader P Chidambaram on Friday demanded that the amended Citizenship should apply equally to all persecuted people including Pakistani Ahmadiyyas, Sri Lankan Tamils, Bhutanese Christians and Myanmarese Rohingyas.
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SIT probing possibility of common link in protests against CAA: Delhi Poli
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 3 (ANI): The Delhi Police on Friday said that Special Investigating Tema (SIT) is probing if there was a common link in all the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
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UP: One arrested for raising anti-India slogans in Meerut
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Meerut (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 3 (ANI): Additional Director General of Police (Meerut zone) Prashant Kumar on Friday said that a person has been arrested for allegedly raising anti-India slogans in Meerut's Mawana area.
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BJP accuses Congress of duplicity, politics of expediency over CAA
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 3 (ANI): The BJP on Friday accused the Congress of "duplicity" and "politics of expediency" over Citizenship Amendment Act, alleging that it was ..changing tack from the remarks made by its leaders in favour of giving citizenship to minorities from Pakistan.
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CAA fails constitution test, says Amarinder Singh; Ravi Shankar Prasad hit
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 3 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday slammed the BJP-led Central government over the Citizenship Amendment Act and said that it "fails the test of the Constitution" and "can easily be misused for infiltrating into the country".
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Kerala CM writes letter to his 11 counterparts on Citizenship Act
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Jan 3 (ANI): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday wrote letters to his counterparts in 11 states including Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar asking them to consider passing a resolution against the amended Citizenship Act.
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CAA not in India's interest, should not be implemented: Yechury
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Jan 3 (ANI): CPI (M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Friday said that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 is not in India's interest and it should not be implemented.
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Nityanand Rai hits out at opposition parties for opposing CAA
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 3 (ANI): Minister of State for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai on Friday hit out on opposition parties for dissenting the Citizenship Amendment Act and said that those opposing CAA are basically against OBCs and its leader Narendra Modi.
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Anti-CAA resolution: Kerala Assembly Speaker terms Governor's remark as 'u
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Jan 3 (ANI): Kerala Assembly Speaker P Sreeramakrishnan on Friday termed Governor Arif Mohammad Khan's statement on Assembly's resolution against the amended Citizenship law as "unfortunate" and said that the new Act is "unconstitutional".
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