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No political agenda, CAB to liberate minorities of Pak, Bangladesh and Afg
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 9 (ANI): Home Minister Amit Shah informed the Parliament on Monday that there was no political agenda behind the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB), 2019, and said it will liberate minorities of Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan from "torturous life".
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Mamata duty-bound to implement every Act, provision of Constitution: Ram M
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 9 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is duty-bound to implement every act and provision of the Constitution of India, said BJP general secretary Ram Madhav on Monday, while responding to her opposition to the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill.
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Foundation for two-nation theory was laid by Savarkar, not Congress: Manis
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 9 (ANI): Congress leader Manish Tewari on Monday opposed the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, in the Lok Sabha and said that it is against Article 14, Article 15, Article 21, Article 25 and Article 26 of the Constitution of India.
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Manipur to be included in Inner Line Permit system: Amit Shah informs Parl
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 9 (ANI): Manipur will be included in the Inner Line Permit (IPL) system, Home Minister Amit Shah announced while moving the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, for passage in Lok Sabha on Monday.
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Amit Shah's name will be featured with Hitler, David Ben-Gurion: Asaduddin
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 9 (ANI): All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday stirred controversy as he said that Union Home Minister Amit Shah's name will be featured with Hitler and David Ben-Gurion if the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill is passed.
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Muslims from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh won't get benefits of Citiz
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Dec 9 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who tabled the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019 in the Lok Sabha on Monday, said that Muslims from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh won't get the benefit of this amendment as they have not faced religious persecution.
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Citizenship Amendment Bill violates basic features of Constitution: RSP MP
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 9 (ANI): Revolutionary Socialist Party MP, NK Premachandran on Monday said that the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill violates the basic features of the Constitution.
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Include Shia community in CAB: UP Shia Central Waqf Board writes to Amit S
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 9 (ANI): Lamenting the plight of Shia Muslim community, Uttar Pradesh Shia Central Waqf Board chairman Wasim Rizvi has written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah requesting him to include Shia community in the Citizenship Amendment Bill 2019, which was intr
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Citizenship (Amendment) Bill targets minority: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Dec 9 (ANI): Soon after the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB), 2019 was tabled and introduced in the lower house of parliament, leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Monday said that it is targeted against minorities of the Country.
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Shutdown, protests in Assam against Citizenship (Amendment) Bill
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Dec 9 (ANI): To protest against the passage of Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, many districts in Assam on Monday observed a 12 hour-shutdown and demonstrations were held in the several cities of the state.
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Citizenship Amendment Bill introduced in Lok Sabha after division
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 9 (ANI): The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill that makes it easier for non-Muslim refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan to get Indian citizenship was introduced in Lok Sabha by Union Home Minister Amit Shah after opposition members vociferously opposed it.
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Assam's AIUDF protests against CAB in Delhi
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 9 (ANI): The All India United Democratic Front, an Assam-based political party, protested against the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Monday.
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