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BJP MLA opposes CAA, says people should not be divided in name of religion
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Jan 28 (ANI): Opposing the newly enacted Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Narayan Tripathi on Tuesday said the country should not be divided in the name of religion.
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Ready for talks with PM, first withdraw CAA, says Mamata Banerjee
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Jan 28 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said that she is ready for talks with Prime Minister Modi but first the PM will have to withdraw the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
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Would be better if Centre rethinks CAA: Mayawati
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 28 (ANI): BSP chief Mayawati on Tuesday said that it would be better if the Centre does a rethinks on the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
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'Dissent greatest form of patriotism': Pooja Bhatt on anti-CAA protests
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Jan 28 (ANI): Bollywood actor and director Pooja Bhatt has said that she doesn't support the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and asserted that dissent is the greatest form of patriotism.
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Majority of people sitting at Shaheen Bagh are Bangladeshi, Pakistani: Rah
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Jan 28 (ANI): Majority of the people sitting in protest against the amended Citizenship Act (CAA) in Shaheen Bagh, Delhi and Park Circus, Kolkata are from Bangladesh and Pakistan, BJP National Secretary Rahul Sinha said on Monday.
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They're ruled by one party, unlike Maharashtra: Ajit Pawar on States passi
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Jan 28 (ANI): Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Ajit Pawar, said that resolutions against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act have been passed in States like Kerala, Punjab, Rajasthan and West Bengal as they are ruled by one party, unlike Maharashtra.
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CAA not made to hurt sentiments of any religion: Rajnath Singh
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 27 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday asserted that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 is not made to hurt the sentiments of any religion but to give relief to the victims facing religious persecution.
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Kapil Sibal refutes reports of receiving money from PFI in connection with
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 27 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Monday refuted reports of having received payments from the Popular Front of India (PFI) in connection with the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
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Om Birla writes to EU Parliament president, terms draft anti-CAA resolutio
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 27 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has written a letter to European Parliament President David Maria Sassoli over the draft resolutions that have been tabled by some of its members on the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), saying that it is inappropriate for one leg
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2 persons booked for anti-CAA protest in Lucknow
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 27 (ANI): Two persons have been booked for allegedly provoking women and scuffling with police personnel during the protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) here.
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Congress demands NHRC to probe 'brutal conduct' of UP Police during anti-C
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 27 (ANI): A Congress delegation on Monday submitted a memorandum to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) demanding an inquiry into the "unlawful and brutal conduct" of the Uttar Pradesh Police during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
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PFI 'condemns' reports of organisation's financial link to instigate anti-
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 27 (ANI): The Popular Front of India (PFI) on Monday "condemned" news reports of the banned organisation's financial link to instigate protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and termed the allegations "baseless".
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