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You will be political refugee for opposing CAA, insulting workers by namin
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 9 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah, while addressing Jan Samvad virtual rally for Bharatiya Janata Party workers in West Bengal, sounded the poll bugle as he attacked the Mamata Banerjee government for protesting against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) that gives
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Constitutionally India cannot become Israel, says Manoj Jha
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 27 (ANI): RJD leader Manoj Jha on Monday lambasted the government over its firm stand on the Citizenship Amendment Act and asked the need to categorize persecuted minorities while stating that the Constitution doesn't allow India to become another Israel.
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CAA is for giving citizenship: Prakash Javadekar
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 22 (ANI): Reiterating the Centre's stance, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said here on Wednesday the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) is for giving citizenship to the persecuted minorities from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh, and not taking away anyone's cit
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Opposition free to protest, CAA won't be rolled back: Amit Shah
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 21 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday asserted that the opposition is free to protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) but the law will not be rolled back.
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Academicians, filmmakers, actors, artists from West Bengal write to PM Mod
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Jan 7 (ANI): A group of academicians, filmmakers, actors, artists, and other professionals from West Bengal have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, extending their support to the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), which grants citizenship to persecuted
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Naqvi accuses opposition parties of siding with forces that committed atro
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Rampur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 5 (ANI): Union Minorities Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Sunday accused the opposition parties of siding with the forces that committed atrocities on the persecuted minorities in their countries.
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People opposing CAA should understand persecuted minorities' pain, says Ma
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 5 (ANI): Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee General Secretary Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Sunday said that people opposing Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) should understand persecuted minorities' pains.
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CAA does not take away citizenship right, only helps persecuted minorities
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 5 (ANI): Reiterating his endorsement for the Citizenship Amendment Act, Union Minister VK Singh on Sunday said the act does not take away the rights of citizenship from the people instead helps the persecuted minorities.
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Govt's stance on CAA misplaced, people feeling insecure: Anand Sharma
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 26 (ANI): Congress leader Anand Sharma on Thursday said that the government's argument that Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) has been brought to grant citizenship to persecuted minorities is misplaced as independent India's governments from 1947 already ha
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Muslims of Pak, Afghanistan and Bangladesh can go to Islamic countries: Ni
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], Dec 22 (ANI): Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said here on Sunday that Muslims of Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh have the option to go to as many as 150 Islamic countries in the world while persecuted minorities in three neighbouring countries have nowhere
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We support Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in RS, says JDU MP RCP Singh
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 11 (ANI): JDU MP RCP Singh on Wednesday said that his party supports the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB), saying that the Bill is clear that it gives citizenship to persecuted minorities from three neighbouring countries.
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JDU, BJD and LJP extend support to Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in LS
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 9 (ANI): JDU MP Rajeev Ranjan Singh on Monday said that his party will support the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill and considers it a right decision of giving Indian citizenship to persecuted minorities of Pakistan.
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