AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has attacked the BJP-led Union government over the implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) and said the law is "unconstitutional".
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday slammed Congress and the Samajwadi Party for opposing the Citizenship Amendment Act and said that both parties opposed the CAA due to "appeasement politics."
In a sharp attack on the Congress, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that the CPI (M) manifesto pledges to repeal the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, whereas the Congress manifesto remains notably silent on the issue.
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami while addressing a public rally urged public to vote in favour of Prime Minister Narendra Modi as their vote will fulfil resolution of a developed India.
Earlier, speaking at an Iftar party in Kodad, Uttam Kumar Reddy said that the Congress government will not implement the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) nor the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Telangana.
"Have you seen what they (BJP) did with Mahua (Moitra)? She has been thrown out of the Lok Sabha because she used to talk loudly (in Parliament). She used to speak against the BJP," the Chief Minister said addressing a public meeting at Nadia.
Reacting to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's statement that Congress is backing out of a joint protest against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday termed the latter's statement as "quite ironic."
BJP Rajya Sabha MP Sudhanshu Trivedi said that the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) is a central subject and not a state subject and denying its implementation will be like "attacking the Constitution".
A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra asked the Centre to respond within three weeks and will take up the hearing on April 9, 2024.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Centre on the applications seeking stay on the Citizen Amen
Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) leader PK Kunhalikutty on Tuesday questioned the 'need' to implement Citizenship Amendment Rules and said that citizenship should be given to everybody, not to certain sections.
Deviating from the official line of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), Janata Dal (United) leader Khalid Anwar on Sunday said the law, guaranteeing permanent residency to members of persecuted religious minorities in Pakistan, Afghanista