A petition has been filed in the High Court challenging the March 4 notice asking the residents to vacate the place by March 6. The petitioner has sought a direction to stay the demolition till there is an alternative shelter for these 800-odd people.
Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Pramod Tiwari flayed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government for enforcing the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act on Tuesday. "Several questions remain unanswered. BJP is unable to answer," Tiwari said.
Union Minister Giriraj Singh said that the Citizenship Amendment Act will grant citizenship to the citizens of India and no one should have a problem with the law.
Coming hard on the Centre over the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday termed it as "Very Dangerous" and said that the government money which should be spent on the development of our family and country will now be spent on allowing Pakistani
Tripura LoP and CPI(M) leader Jitendra Choudhury on Wednesday lashed out at the centre for the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act stating that it is 'unconstitutional' and stands against the secularism of the country.
Meanwhile, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee hit out at the Modi government on the CAA notification and alleged that this was just a gimmick ahead of the general elections and as soon as anyone applies for citizenship under CAA the person will fall under the "illegal migrants".
After the Central Government notified the rules for implementing the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) 2019, Bharatiya Janata Party MP Dilip Ghosh has said that there are celebrations in every village of Bengal and people are happy and are thanking PM Modi.
"...the Rules violate Article 14 of the Constitution, which guarantees equality to all persons: citizens and foreigners. Differentiating between the people along religious lines, especially when it comes to citizenship issues, would be in violation of the Constitution," Saikia stated.
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Tuesday criticised the central government for notifying the rules for implementing the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) 2019.
Amid protests and criticism from opposition parties, Union Minister Smriti Irani said that the decision to implement the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019, by Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led central government was correct, claiming that the entire nation supports it.