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Amit Shah challenges Rahul, Mamata, Akhilesh for debate on CAA
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 21 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday challenged Rahul Gandhi, Mamata Banerjee and Akhilesh Yadav for a debate on the newly enacted Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
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'Radical' Muslims behind anti-CAA protests, real target is Ram temple: BJP
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 21 (ANI): The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) is just an "excuse" and the target is Ram Temple, said BJP spokesperson and Rajya Sabha lawmaker GVL Narasimha Rao on Tuesday regarding protests against the new law.
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Pavan Varma questions Nitish Kumar over BJP-JD(U) alliance in Delhi amid o
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 21 (ANI): In what appears to be a widening rift in the party, senior Janata Dal (United) leader Pavan K Varma on Tuesday wrote a letter to party chief and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar questioning him on its alliance with the BJP for the upcoming Delhi Assembly ele
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Keep Muslim clerics away from anti-CAA protests, says former Delhi L-G Naj
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 21 (ANI): Former Lieutenant-Governor of Delhi, Najeeb Jung on Monday said that it is important for the protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act to remain secular, and urged Muslim clerics to stay away from them.
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Women's protest at Lucknow's clock tower against CAA, NRC, NPR enters fift
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 21 (ANI): Women at Lucknow's clock tower continue to brave January's cold weather as their protest entered the fifth day on Tuesday against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), National Register of Citizens (NRC) and National Population Register (NPR).
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Inspired by Shaheen Bagh, women begin anti-CAA protest in Lucknow's Gomti
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 21 (ANI): Inspired by the women-led agitation in New Delhi's Shaheen Bagh, women here on Tuesday started an indefinite sit-in protest at Gomti Nagar's Shaheed Turkmaan-e-Hind Mazar against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), National Register of Citizens
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CM TS Rawat says Kerala, Bengal, Punjab doing 'political stunt' over CAA
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 21 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has said that Opposition ruled states of Kerala, West Bengal, and Punjab are doing "political stunt" over the amended Citizenship law.
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CAA, NRC and NPR against Constitution: Digvijaya Singh after visiting Shah
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 21 (ANI): Congress leader Digvijaya Singh, who visited Shaheen Bagh area on Monday late night, said that CAA, NRC, and NPR are against the Constitution of India as "no one has the right to ask for proof of citizenship from people who chose to live in the country".
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Petition in SC seeks direction to open Kalindi Kunj-Shaheen Bagh stretch
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 20 (ANI): A petition was filed in the Supreme Court on Monday seeking directions to the police to open Kalindi Kunj-Shaheen Bagh stretch, which has been closed since December 15 due to ongoing protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
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SAD decides not to contest Delhi polls, not to change its stance on CAA
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 20 (ANI): Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), an old ally of BJP, on Monday said to have decided not to contest the Delhi assembly elections as it was not ready to give up its stance on the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
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No explanation from Kerala govt will suffice, says Guv Arif Khan
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Jan 20 (ANI): Slamming Kerala government for moving Supreme Court against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) without his approval, Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Monday said that no explanation from the state government can satisfy him.
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Citizenship Amendment Act needs a revamp: Former Delhi L-G Najeeb Jung
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 20: Delhi's former Lieutenant Governor (L-G) Najeeb Jung on Monday said the Central government should make the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) inclusive to quell the protest against the newly enacted citizenship law.
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