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There is no provision in CAA to take away citizenship of anyone: Amit Shah
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Poreyahat (Jharkhand) [India], Dec 16 (ANI): Amid major protests by students of various universities against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday appealed them to 'practice the Act' in which there is 'no provision' to take away the citizenship of anyone
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Kerala DGP warns of action, says strike call against CAA not as per rules
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala)[India], Dec 16 (ANI): Kerala Police said on Monday that requisite notice has not been given for a strike on Tuesday against the Citizenship Amendment Act and action will be taken as per the law if it is not withdrawn.
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AGP will move Supreme Court against CAA, says Prafulla Mahanta
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Dec 16 (ANI): Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), an ally of BJP-led government in the State, will move to the Supreme Court against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), 2019, which violates the Assam Accord, said former Chief Minister and AGP leader Prafulla Kumar Mahanta
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Opposition using students as pawns to suit their agenda: Sambit Patra over
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 16 (ANI): BJP on Monday accused the opposition parties of using students in Delhi, Lucknow and other places as "pawns" for their politics while asserting that the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) does not affect any Indian of any religion, caste or ethnicity.
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Samajwadi Party seeks emergency session of Parliament to amend citizenship
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 16 (ANI): Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Prof Ram Gopal Yadav on Monday demanded an emergency session of Parliament to make amendments in the Citizenship Amendment Act or the citizenship law should be revoked.
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Appeal students to abstain from violence: Ramesh Pokhriyal on CAA protests
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 16 (ANI): Amid the ongoing protests in the country over the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019, Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank on Monday appealed the students across the country to abstain from violence, maintain peace in the campuses and not indulge in any ac
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West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee urges people not to get violent while protest
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Dec 16 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday urged the people of the country not to resort to violence while addressing a protest march organised here against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, and the National Register of Citizens
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Jagdish Tytler joins Cong's 'symbolic protest' at India Gate against crack
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 16 (ANI): The 1984 anti-Sikh riots case accused Jagdish Tytler on Monday joined the 'symbolic protest' led by Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi at the India Gate against police action during students' protests over the Citizenship Amendment Act in Jamia Milia
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IIM Bangalore students write to PM Modi over protests against CAA
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India] Dec 16 (ANI): Students of IIM Bangalore on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday urging the central government not to curtail the democratic right of citizens to peaceful protest and termed the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) as an 'unjust law
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Citizenship law is India's internal matter: French Ambassador
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 16 (ANI): French Ambassador to India Emmanuel Lenain on Monday said that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act is India's "internal matter and we respect that."
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Opposition parties have unleashed their Jinnahs: BJP
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 16 (ANI): BJP on Monday slammed opposition parties including Congress, Trinamool Congress and Aam Aadmi Party over the violence during protests surrounding the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and alleged they had unleashed divisive forces.
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Kamal Haasan's MNM files petition in SC challenging Citizenship Amendment
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 16 (ANI): Actor turned politician Kamal Haasan's party, Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) on Monday filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019.
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