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Govt carrying out agenda of Savarkar and Jinnah through CAB: Kapil Sibal
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 10 (ANI): Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Tuesday said that the government is carrying out the agenda of Savarkar and Jinnah by pushing forward the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in the parliament.
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"Muslims bigger patriots": Azam Khan
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Rampur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 10 (ANI): Samajwadi Party (SP) and Lok Sabha MP Azam Khan has said that Muslims had the choice to go to Pakistan following partition in 1947, but opted not to do so, and are therefore bigger "patriots" than those who did not have that choice.
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Assam: Anti-CAB supporters carry out protest in Dibrugarh
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Dibrugarh (Assam) [India], Dec 10 (ANI): Several people belonging to different organisations on Tuesday came out on the streets of Dibrugarh city to stage protest against the passage of contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB) in Lok Sabha.
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Citizenship (Amendment) Bill to be tabled in Rajya Sabha tomorrow
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 10 (ANI): The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, which was passed by Lok Sabha yesterday, will be tabled in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, sources said.
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Assam: North East Students' Union, All Assam Students' Union call for 12-H
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Dec 10 (ANI): The North East Students' Union and All Assam Students' Union have called for a 12-hour bandh as a mark of protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 that was passed by Lok Sabha on Monday.
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Disappointed to see JDU's support for Citizenship Amendment Bill, says Pra
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 10 (ANI): Janata Dal (United) leader Prashant Kishor has expressed disappointment over Nitish Kumar-led party supporting the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2019 that seeks to grant Indian citizenship to non-Muslim refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan.
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US says India's Citizenship Bill may undermine basic tenet of democratic v
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 10 (ANI): The US House foreign affairs committee has raised concerns over the passage of the Citizenship Amendment Bill in Lok Sabha, stating that any religious test for citizenship may undermine the basic tenet of democratic values of a nation.
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Pak says India's 'discriminatory' Citizenship Bill violates bilateral agre
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Dec 10 (ANI): Pakistan has decried the passage of the Citizenship Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha terming it a "discriminatory legislation", which is in complete contravention of various bilateral agreements between the two neighbours, particularly the one concerning se
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Opposition parties rue passage of Citizenship Amendment Bill in LS
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 10 (ANI): After Lok Sabha cleared the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill past midnight on Monday, leaders of several Opposition parties voiced their discontent and said it was against national interest.
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Lok Sabha passes citizenship amendment bill, Shah says government will bri
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 10 (ANI): The Lok Sabha a little past midnight on Monday passed the Citizenship Amendment Bill after a reply by Home Minister Amit Shah who said that the "historic" legislation will liberate crores of refugees who had come from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh f
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Citizenship Amendment Bill is in 'national interest', says Rajnath Singh,
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 10 (ANI): After the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill was passed in the Lok Sabha past midnight on Monday following hours of extensive debate and a spirited attack by Opposition, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday welcomed the bill and said that it is in "national
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Amit Shah extends gratitude to PM Modi for making Citizenship Bill a 'real
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 10 (ANI): After the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill was passed in the Lok Sabha with an overwhelming majority a little past midnight on Monday Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for making it a reality.
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