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26 Indian Army columns deployed in Assam amid protests
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 13 (ANI): Amid protests in the northeastern states over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, 26 Army columns have been deployed in Assam to support the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) to handle the situation there.
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Jairam Ramesh approaches SC challenging validity of Citizenship (Amendment
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 13 (ANI): Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has approached the Supreme Court challenging the validity of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019.
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Amit Shah's Shillong visit cancelled
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 13 (ANI): Home Minister Amit Shah's visit to Shillong, which was scheduled for Sunday, has been cancelled, sources in the Home Ministry have said.
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UP's Peace Party challenges Citizenship (Amendment) Act in Supreme Court
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 13 (ANI): The Peace Party of India (a political party based in Uttar Pradesh) on Friday filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging the legality of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, by asserting that it violates Article 14 of the Constitution.
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Can't support Citizenship (Amendment) Act that sows seeds of divisiveness:
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 13 (ANI): After West Bengal, Punjab and Kerala chief ministers having categorically said 'No' to implement the Citizenship (Amendment) Act in their respective states, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath has said that his government will toe the line taken by hi
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'States can't deny implementation of Citizenship (Amendment) Act'
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Dec 13 (ANI): After as many as five states refused to implement the amended citizenship Act, sources at the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) have said that the states hold no power to deny union law.
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Parliament passes 15 Bills during winter session
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 13 (ANI): Citizenship (Amendment) Bill was among the 15 Bills passed by the two Houses of Parliament during the winter session with the Lok Sabha registering productivity of 116 per cent and Rajya Sabha of about 100 per cent.
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Kerala Oppn leader to join SC case against Citizenship Amendment Act
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Dec 13 (ANI): Leader of Opposition (LoP) Ramesh Chennithala on Friday said he has decided to join the case against Citizenship Amendment Act filed in the Supreme Court as it is against the Constitution.
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All Assam Students' Union protests against Citizenship (Amendment) Act i
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Dec 13 (ANI): All Assam Students' Union (AASU) along with hundreds of local citizens staged a protest here on Friday against the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Act.
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Kiren Rijiju slams those fanning unrest in N-E
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 13 (ANI): Kiren Rijiju, Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports slammed those fanning violence in the North-Eastern states over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019 and assured that the implementation of the Act will cause no harm to the people of the region.
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Will follow Congress's stand on Citizenship Amendment Act, says MP CM Kama
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 13 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Friday said that his government will follow whatever stand is taken by Congress party on the Citizenship Amendment Act.
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BJP lawmaker Sarang calls Congress' Arif Masood a "Pakistani legislator"
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 13 (ANI): BJP lawmaker Vishwas Sarang has hit out at Congress' Arif Masood for threatening to resign from the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh over the implementation of Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019.
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