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Citizenship Amendment Bill passed in Lok Sabha
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Jan 8 (ANI): The Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2019, was passed in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
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TMC stages unique protest against Citizenship Amendment Bill
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 8 (ANI): MPs from Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Tuesday protested outside the House in the Parliament premises against the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2016.
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Asom Gana Parishad snaps ties with BJP over Citizenship Bill
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Jan 7 (ANI): The Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) on Monday ended its alliance in Assam with the ruling Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) over Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016.
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Assam: 70 organisations protest against Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Nov 16 (ANI): As many as 70 organisations, led by the Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS), hit the streets here on Friday to protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, demanding that it should be scrapped.
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Anti-citizenship bill protests: Normal life affected in Assam
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Oct 23 (ANI): Life came to a grinding halt in Assam with a 12-hour shutdown called by 46 organisations to protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016.
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Assam bandh: Over 40 groups protest against Citizenship Bill
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Oct 23 (ANI): Normal life came to a halt in Assam on Monday as over 40 organisations have called for a 12-hour long statewide bandh to protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016.
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Asom Gana Parishad threatens to break alliance with BJP
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], Sept 29 (ANI): Assam Agriculture Minister and Asom Gana Parishad president Atul Bora on Saturday warned that his party will break its alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the state if the Centre passes the Citizenship Amendment Bill 2016 .
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'National interest important while tweaking citizenship Act'
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Sept 24 (RSS/ANI): Former Nepal prime minister Jhalanath Khanal asserted that national interest should not be ignored while amending the Citizenship Amendment Bill.
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200 protesters arrested in Guwahati
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], May 20 (ANI): At least 200 members of Krishak Mukti Sangram (KMS) were arrested on Sunday at the meeting venue of North-East Democratic Alliance (NEDA) in Guwahati.
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Bangladeshi-Origin Hindus no threat to Assam: Rajen Gohain
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Nagaon (Assam) [India], May 10 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Railways Rajen Gohain on Friday suggested that Bangladesh-origin Hindus do not pose any threat to the indigenous communities in Assam.
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'Pak, Afghan minorities immigrated before Dec 14 to be given Indian citize
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 22 (ANI): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday announced that Indian citizenship will be provided to the people belonging to the minority communities of Afghanistan and Pakistan, who have immigrated before December 14.
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Non-Left parties voice protest against Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Khuwlung (West Tripura) [India], Feb.8 (ANI): Non-Left parties took part in a 12-hour-long shutdown protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 here on Wednesday.
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