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Anti-CAB protests: Petrol pumps closed in Assam's Dibrugarh
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Dibrugarh (Assam) [India], Dec 11 (ANI): People residing in Dibrugarh city are facing trouble as not only the shops but also the petrol pumps have been closed from the past two days to stage the protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019.
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Citizenship (Amendment) Bill is 'historic', says PM Modi at BJP Parliament
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 11 (ANI): The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, is historic, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday during a BJP parliament meeting ahead of today's session in Rajya Sabha where the bill will be tabled.
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BJP parliamentary party meeting held ahead of tabling of Citizenship Amend
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 11 (ANI): A BJP parliamentary party meeting was held on Wednesday at the Parliament Library Building ahead of the tabling of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 in the Rajya Sabha by Home Minister Amit Shah later in the day.
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Kapil Sibal, Derek O'Brien, Ramgopal Yadav to speak on Citizenship Amendme
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 11 (ANI): Congress' Kapil Sibal, Derek O'Brien of Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Ramgopal Yadav of Samajwadi Party (SP) are among the opposition leaders who will speak during the debate on the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, which is listed for introduction in Rajya
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CAB in RS today, Digvijaya says 'walk out would be easiest way to support
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 11 (ANI): As the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 will be tabled in Rajya Sabha today, Congress leader Digvijaya Singh said that staging a walk out of the house would be the easiest way to support the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government.
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JDU MLC Gulam Rasool urges party chief Nitish Kumar to reconsider support
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], Dec 11 (ANI): Janata Dal (United) (JDU) MLC Gulam Rasool Balyawi urged Bihar Chief Minister and party chief Nitish Kumar to reconsider the decision to support the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB) in Lok Sabha, keeping in mind the public sentiments.
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UN refuses to comment on India's Citizenship Bill
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 11 (ANI): The United Nations on Tuesday (local time) refused to comment on the passage of the Citizenship Amendment Bill in Lok Sabha, stating that the only concern of the watchdog is to ensure that all governments peruse non-discriminatory laws.
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Peace, harmony in North East disturbed: Congress MP Gogoi on Assam protest
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 11 (ANI): Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi said that Assam opposed the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB), which has disturbed the peace and harmony of the states in the North East due to the 'arrogance' and the 'dictatorial mindset' of BJP.
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CAB violates spirit of Constitution: Praful Patel
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 11 (ANI): Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Praful Patel condemned the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB), which is set to be tabled in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday stating it violates the spirit of the Constitution especially Article 14.
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Eight trains cancelled, 8 short-terminated in Assam due to 'Rail Roko' pro
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Dec 10 (ANI): The Indian Railways on Tuesday said that eight trains have been cancelled while the same the number of trains have been short-terminated due to indefinite 'Rail Roko' protest by various organisations and associations in Tinsukia division in Assam.
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Cong high command unhappy with Shiv Sena over favouring CAB ahead of its i
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 10 (ANI): The Congress high command is unhappy with the Shiv Sena voting in favour of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, in the Lok Sabha on Monday, sources said.
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Question will be whether classification between infiltrators and refugees
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 10 (ANI): Constitution expert Subhash Kashyap, while reacting to the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB), has said the question will be whether the classification between infiltrators and refugees is reasonable and if that classification is reasonable, then there will b
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