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Cabinet approves Citizenship Amendment Bill
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 4 (ANI): The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill that seeks to provide citizenship to non-Muslims from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh if they face persecution in their countries.
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Lot of confusion eliminated, Citizenship bill likely in next week of parli
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 4 (ANI): Home Minister Amit Shah's meeting with several politicians and activists of Northeast states including the chief minister of Mizoram to discuss the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 concluded in the wee hour of Wednesday, following which Assam Minister Him
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Amit Shah & Narendra Modi are migrants, says Congress' Adhir Ranjan Chowdh
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 1 (ANI): Leader of Congress party in the Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Choudhary on Sunday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah were themselves 'migrants'.
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Shah discusses citizenship bill with northeast leaders, civil society memb
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 30 (ANI): Members of political parties and civil society organisations from northeastern states met Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday to discuss the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill.
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Citizenship bill will violate peace accord between Tripura govt and ATTF,
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India], Nov 21 (ANI): Former Tripura militant leader Ranjit Debbarma on Thursday opposed the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, saying that it will violate the peace accord between the insurgent group All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) and the Tripura government.
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Naqvi slams Mamata, says Citizenship Bill has no link with minorities
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 19 (ANI): Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Tuesday targeted West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for raising objections over the Centre's idea of introducing the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in the Parliament, saying, the bill has no connect
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Winter Session of Parliament begins today
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 18 (ANI): Many key bills, including the Citizenship Bill, are scheduled to be tabled in the Winter Session of the Parliament which begins today.
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Citizenship Bill among 47 items to be taken up during Parliament's winter
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 17 (ANI): The Parliament will take up the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019 during the nearly-month long winter session which commences on Monday.
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MHA refutes media reports on action against editors opposing Citizenship B
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 19 (ANI): Ministry of Home Affairs on Friday refuted reports doing rounds in the media that it has asked the Assam government to take action against editors opposing the Citizenship Bill.
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Shillong BJP candidate threatens to kill himself if Citizenship Bill is im
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Shillong (Meghalaya) [India], Apr 12 (ANI): Shillong BJP candidate Sanbor Shullai on Thursday said that he will "commit suicide" if his party tries to implement the Citizenship Amendment Bill.
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BJP: Citizenship Bill a non issue in North-East
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Dibrugarh (Assam) [India] Apr 6, (ANI): Terming the Citizenship Amendment Bill a non-issue, BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the people of the North East are "nationalists" and more concerned about national issues.
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Mamata Banerjee slams Citizenship Bill as 'conspiracy'
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Dhubri (Assam) [India], Apr 5 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday questioned the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill which sought to provide citizenship to non-Muslims from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan.
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