Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], Dec 13 (ANI): As protests continue over the implementation of Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday said that the welfare of the country and politics should be kept apart.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Dec 13: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday assured the Muslim community to safeguard their interests concerning the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and the National Register of Citizens (NRC).
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Dec 13 (ANI): BJP leader Krishna Saagar Rao on Friday said that his party heartily welcomes the President Ram Nath Kovind's assent to the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill after which the Bill has become an Act.
Patna (Bihar) [India], Dec 13 (ANI): Ruling Janata Dal-United (JDU) seems to be divided over the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act even as it was officially supported in Parliament by the party.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Dec 13 (ANI): Maharashtra will most likely join the league of states opposing the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), with Home Minister Eknath Shinde saying on Friday that the final decision will be taken after consultation with allies.
Kalaburagi (Karnataka) [India], Dec 13 (ANI): CPI-M leader Maruti Mandap, along with leaders of several Muslim organisations, staged a protest outside the office of the Commissioner of Police, Kalaburagi against the imposition of Section 144 in the area.
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Dec 13 (ANI): Due to public agitation following the implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, train services in the Howrah-Kharagpur section were disrupted on Friday.
New Delhi [India], Dec 13 (ANI): Former Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Deb Mukherjee, along with two IAS officers, on Friday moved the Supreme Court, challenging the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, which provides for citizenship to non-Muslim refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh, a
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Dec 13 (ANI): Ruling CPI (M) and Opposition Congress in Kerala have come together to stage a joint sit-in protest against the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act.
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], Dec 13 (ANI): Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Friday said that his stand on the Citizenship (Amendment) Act won't be different from what is being taken by All India Congress Committee (AICC).
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Dec 13 (ANI): Chief Minister and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee, who vowed not to let the Citizenship (Amendment) Act implemented, will lead a protest rally against the legislation in Kolkata on Monday.
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Dec 13 (ANI): DMK youth wing president and party chief MK Stalin's son Udhayanidhi Stalin on Friday led a protest against the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill.