No CAA In Assam If Congress Comes To Power, Says Rahul Gandhi: 10 Points
India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Sunday February 14, 2021
Hoping to cash in on the resentment against the centre's controversial citizenship law that sparked massive, violent protests in Assam last year, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said that his party will protect every principle of the Assam Accord and will never implement the Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA if voted to power in the state. ...
Congress Will Never Implement CAA If Voted To Power In Assam: Rahul Gandhi
India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday February 14, 2021
Accusing the BJP and RSS of dividing Assam, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said that his party will protect every principle of the Assam Accord and will never implement the Citizenship (Amendment) Act if voted to power in the state.
Report On Clause 6 Of Assam Accord "Under Examination" By State: Centre
India News | Written by Neeta Sharma | Wednesday February 10, 2021
It has been a year since a high-level committee presented its report on Clause 6 of the Assam Accord to the state government, but that document has yet to reach the centre, which today told Parliament it is still "under examination" by the state
Take Legal Advice On Home Ministry Report On Assam Accord: Centre To State
India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Sunday September 20, 2020
The centre will ask the Assam government to engage legal and constitutional experts to examine the provisions of a report submitted by a Home Ministry panel on implementation of the Assam Accord's Clause 6. The decision was taken after a meeting on Sunday between Home minister Amit Shah and Assam Chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal at Mr Shah's house...
Assam Assembly Will Ratify Definition Of Assamese Before Centre Can Act: Minister
India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 12, 2020
The Assam assembly has to ratify the definition of an Assamese and only then can the Centre implement the recommendations of the committee on Clause 6 of the Assam Accord Report, state's minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said today.
Committed to Assam Accord, Says Chief Minister As AASU Releases Classified Report
India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Wednesday August 12, 2020
The Assam Government has said it is "committed" towards the promise made by the BJP to implement Clause 6 of the Assam Accord that guarantees safeguard of the rights of the indigenous people of the state.
Students' Body Releases Confidential Report On Clause 6 Of Assam Accord
India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 11, 2020
The All Assam Students' Union (AASU), which was a part of the Centre's high-level committee on Clause 6 of Assam Accord, on Tuesday released the confidential report, saying that the public has the right to know the contents.
Panel Submits Report On Clause 6 Of Assam Accord To Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal
India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday February 25, 2020
A high-level committee (HLC) on implementation of Clause 6 of the Assam Accord formally submitted its report to Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal in Guwahati today.
Panel On Assam Accord To Submit Report To State Government On February 25
India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday February 23, 2020
The High Level Committee on Implementation of Clause 6 of Assam Accord will formally submit its report to the state government on February 25, senior minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Saturday.
No Home Ministry Appointment, Assam Panel Gives Report To Top Bureaucrat
India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Thursday February 20, 2020
A high-power panel formed by the Home Ministry for implementing Clause 6 of the Assam Accord has given its report to Assam Chief Secretary Sanjay Krishna, after the panel members waited for a few days in Delhi but did not get an appointment from the Home Ministry to receive the report, sources have said.
Central Panel Suggests Inner Line Permit, Quota To Placate Assam CAA Protesters
India News | Written by Neeta Sharma | Tuesday February 18, 2020
In a bid to pacify angry protesters against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), a committee appointed by the Union Home Ministry has suggested setting 1951 as the cut-off year for defining the indigenous people of Assam and introducing an Inner Line Permit (ILP) to restrict the flow of outsiders into the state.
No Union Territory Status For Bodo-Dominated Areas In Assam: Himanta Biswa Sarma
India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday January 25, 2020
Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday clarified that the Centre would not upgrade the state's "Bodoland Territorial Area Districts" (BTAD) to a Union Territory, as part of a new peace accord likely to be inked between various stakeholders and the Centre.
Tarun Gogoi Calls Himanta Sarma "Habitual Liar" Over Assam Accord Remarks
India News | Press Trust of India | Monday January 20, 2020
Calling Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma a "habitual liar", Congress leader Tarun Gogoi on Monday alleged that the BJP leader had lied in the Assembly about the Assam Accord despite submitting an affidavit in the Supreme Court with 1971 as the cut-off year for detecting and deporting illegal immigrants.
On Assam Accord Cut-Off Date For Citizenship, Himanta Biswa Sarma's Spin
India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Tuesday January 14, 2020
Assam minister and the BJP's key strategist Himanta Biswa Sarma weighed in on the debate over the citizenship law in the state, contending that 1971 was never the cut-off year for granting citizenship under the Assam accord - a key claim of those protesting against the new law.
Opposition Protests In Assam Assembly After Speaker Denies Discussion On CAA
India News | Edited by Ratnadip Choudhury | Tuesday January 14, 2020
A one-day special session of the Assam assembly was called on Monday to ratify 126th Constitution (Amendment) Act to extend reservation to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in parliamentary and assembly constituencies for another 10 years.
No CAA In Assam If Congress Comes To Power, Says Rahul Gandhi: 10 Points
India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Sunday February 14, 2021
Hoping to cash in on the resentment against the centre's controversial citizenship law that sparked massive, violent protests in Assam last year, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said that his party will protect every principle of the Assam Accord and will never implement the Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA if voted to power in the state. ...
Congress Will Never Implement CAA If Voted To Power In Assam: Rahul Gandhi
India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday February 14, 2021
Accusing the BJP and RSS of dividing Assam, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said that his party will protect every principle of the Assam Accord and will never implement the Citizenship (Amendment) Act if voted to power in the state.
Report On Clause 6 Of Assam Accord "Under Examination" By State: Centre
India News | Written by Neeta Sharma | Wednesday February 10, 2021
It has been a year since a high-level committee presented its report on Clause 6 of the Assam Accord to the state government, but that document has yet to reach the centre, which today told Parliament it is still "under examination" by the state
Take Legal Advice On Home Ministry Report On Assam Accord: Centre To State
India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Sunday September 20, 2020
The centre will ask the Assam government to engage legal and constitutional experts to examine the provisions of a report submitted by a Home Ministry panel on implementation of the Assam Accord's Clause 6. The decision was taken after a meeting on Sunday between Home minister Amit Shah and Assam Chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal at Mr Shah's house...
Assam Assembly Will Ratify Definition Of Assamese Before Centre Can Act: Minister
India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 12, 2020
The Assam assembly has to ratify the definition of an Assamese and only then can the Centre implement the recommendations of the committee on Clause 6 of the Assam Accord Report, state's minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said today.
Committed to Assam Accord, Says Chief Minister As AASU Releases Classified Report
India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Wednesday August 12, 2020
The Assam Government has said it is "committed" towards the promise made by the BJP to implement Clause 6 of the Assam Accord that guarantees safeguard of the rights of the indigenous people of the state.
Students' Body Releases Confidential Report On Clause 6 Of Assam Accord
India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 11, 2020
The All Assam Students' Union (AASU), which was a part of the Centre's high-level committee on Clause 6 of Assam Accord, on Tuesday released the confidential report, saying that the public has the right to know the contents.
Panel Submits Report On Clause 6 Of Assam Accord To Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal
India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday February 25, 2020
A high-level committee (HLC) on implementation of Clause 6 of the Assam Accord formally submitted its report to Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal in Guwahati today.
Panel On Assam Accord To Submit Report To State Government On February 25
India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday February 23, 2020
The High Level Committee on Implementation of Clause 6 of Assam Accord will formally submit its report to the state government on February 25, senior minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Saturday.
No Home Ministry Appointment, Assam Panel Gives Report To Top Bureaucrat
India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Thursday February 20, 2020
A high-power panel formed by the Home Ministry for implementing Clause 6 of the Assam Accord has given its report to Assam Chief Secretary Sanjay Krishna, after the panel members waited for a few days in Delhi but did not get an appointment from the Home Ministry to receive the report, sources have said.
Central Panel Suggests Inner Line Permit, Quota To Placate Assam CAA Protesters
India News | Written by Neeta Sharma | Tuesday February 18, 2020
In a bid to pacify angry protesters against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), a committee appointed by the Union Home Ministry has suggested setting 1951 as the cut-off year for defining the indigenous people of Assam and introducing an Inner Line Permit (ILP) to restrict the flow of outsiders into the state.
No Union Territory Status For Bodo-Dominated Areas In Assam: Himanta Biswa Sarma
India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday January 25, 2020
Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday clarified that the Centre would not upgrade the state's "Bodoland Territorial Area Districts" (BTAD) to a Union Territory, as part of a new peace accord likely to be inked between various stakeholders and the Centre.
Tarun Gogoi Calls Himanta Sarma "Habitual Liar" Over Assam Accord Remarks
India News | Press Trust of India | Monday January 20, 2020
Calling Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma a "habitual liar", Congress leader Tarun Gogoi on Monday alleged that the BJP leader had lied in the Assembly about the Assam Accord despite submitting an affidavit in the Supreme Court with 1971 as the cut-off year for detecting and deporting illegal immigrants.
On Assam Accord Cut-Off Date For Citizenship, Himanta Biswa Sarma's Spin
India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Tuesday January 14, 2020
Assam minister and the BJP's key strategist Himanta Biswa Sarma weighed in on the debate over the citizenship law in the state, contending that 1971 was never the cut-off year for granting citizenship under the Assam accord - a key claim of those protesting against the new law.
Opposition Protests In Assam Assembly After Speaker Denies Discussion On CAA
India News | Edited by Ratnadip Choudhury | Tuesday January 14, 2020
A one-day special session of the Assam assembly was called on Monday to ratify 126th Constitution (Amendment) Act to extend reservation to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in parliamentary and assembly constituencies for another 10 years.
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