Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 11 (ANI): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Wednesday said that her party will oppose the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in Rajya Sabha as it had done in the lower house.
New Delhi [India], Dec 11 (ANI): Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Wednesday said that the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 is "divisive" and has been brought to "break" India.
New Delhi [India], Dec 11 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 will be written in "golden" letters as it will give permanent relief to people coming to India due religious persecution in their countries.
New Delhi [India], Dec 11 (ANI): After tabling the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday told the Rajya Sabha that there has been a 20 per cent decline in the population of religious minorities in each Pakistan and Bangladesh.
Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 11 (ANI): Police have registered an FIR against 20 identified and 200 unidentified students of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) for protesting against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill on Tuesday.
Patna (Bihar) [India], Dec 11 (ANI): On the day when the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill is tabled in the Rajya Sabha, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav, along with other party leaders and workers, on Wednesday sat in protest against it.
New Delhi [India], Dec 11 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday afternoon tabled The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, in the Rajya Sabha.
Agartala (Tripura) [India], Dec 11 (ANI): Police detained some women agitators on Wednesday for protesting against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 in Agartala in the morning.
New Delhi [India], Dec 11 (ANI): Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Wednesday said that his party will support the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in Rajya Sabha only if the Centre answers all the questions raised by his party chief.
New Delhi [India], Dec 11 (ANI): The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, will be tabled in Rajya Sabha at 12 pm and will be passed with a "comfortable majority", Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said on Wednesday.
New Delhi [India], Dec 11 (ANI): Prime Minister Modi on Wednesday said that some Opposition parties are speaking the same language as Pakistan on The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, sources said.
New Delhi [India], Dec 11 (ANI): Congress chief whip in Lok Sabha Kodikunnil Suresh on Wednesday gave an adjournment motion notice on 'unrest and strife in the country over Citizenship Amendment Bill'.