Citizenship Amendment Act

"BJP Doesn't Have Courage To Talk About CAA In Assam": Priyanka Gandhi

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Monday March 1, 2021

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, in Assam to campaign for Assembly polls, said on Monday that the BJP didn't have the courage to talk about the controversial citizenship law in Assam, ahead of Assembly elections in the state

Assam polls: Will The Anti-CAA Gamosa Help The Congress Swat BJP?

India News | Written by Ratnadip Chowdhury, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Wednesday February 24, 2021

If the Congress is to be believed, the signature Assam gamosa holds good portends for itself in the upcoming assembly polls. The state's main opposition party has, in the past week alone, collected at least a lakh pieces of the traditional clothing, whose name means 'cloth to wipe/dust one's body'. Handed over by those opposed to the Citizen...

Ahead Of Crucial Election, BJP Ally Merges With Tripura Royal, Demands Separate State

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Saturday February 20, 2021

Two years after he left the Congress over differences with the party on the issues of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC), Tripura royal Pradyot Manikya Deb Barman gave a blow to the ruling BJP by forming an alliance with one of its allies ahead of a crucial local election in the state.

Will Drop Cases Against Anti-CAA Protesters: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday February 19, 2021

About 10 lakh cases filed in connection with violation of lockdown norms to prevent spread of COVID-19, and cases over protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act early last year would be withdrawn, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami announced on Friday.

Congress To Collect 50 Lakh "Gamochas" With Anti-CAA Messages

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday February 18, 2021

Following Rahul Gandhi's emphatic assertion that the Congress will not implement the Citizenship (Amendment) Act if voted to power in Assam, the state unit of the party Wednesday urged cadres to collect "Gamochas" (Assamese scarf) with messages against the law.

Memorial For Anti-CAA Protests In Assam If Voted To Power, Says Congress

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Tuesday February 16, 2021

Taking a hardened stand on the Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA, the Congress on Tuesday said it will build a memorial for those who died in the anti-CAA protests.

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.

Won't Implement CAA, Says Kerala Chief Minister After Amit Shah's Pledge

Kerala News | Reported by Sneha Mary Koshy, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Sunday February 14, 2021

Kerala will not implement the centre's controversial citizenship law, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Saturday, reiterating an earlier stand after a new announcement by Union Home Minister Amit Shah that the act will be enforced once the coronavirus vaccination drive ends.

Rules Under Citizenship Amendment Act Being Prepared: Home Ministry

India News | ANI | Wednesday February 10, 2021

Ministry of Home Affairs on Wednesday stated in Rajya Sabha that the rules under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019 are under preparation and the Act has already come into force with effect from October 1, 2020.

Citizenship Act Rules "Under Preparation", Centre Gives Time Till July

India News | Reported by Neeta Sharma, Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Wednesday February 3, 2021

The centre has given itself time - till July 9 at least - to frame and implement rules relating to the controversial citizenship law, amendments to which were passed in December 2019 amid chaos in parliament and violent protests across the country

Ahead Of PM's Visit To Assam, Congress Poses 24 Questions For Him

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday January 22, 2021

The Congress in Assam on Thursday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi with 24 questions on issues such as enactment of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), the governments "failure" to deport Bangladeshis illegally living in the state and "creating hurdles" in development of industry.

All Assam Students' Union To Protest Citizenship Law On Modi-Shah Visit

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Nandini Gupta | Wednesday January 20, 2021

Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's and Union Home Minister Amit Shah's visits to Assam over this weekend, the All Assam Students' Union (AASU) has decided to launch a state-wide protest on the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) that started a wave of agitation across the country in 2019 and riots in Delhi.

BJP Chief Holds Event In Assam's Silchar, Days After CAA Speech In Bengal

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Monday January 11, 2021

BJP president JP Nadda during a public address in Assam's Silchar today did not touch upon the Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA, days after during a similar rally in West Bengal's Burdwan he said the BJP-led centre was fully committed to implementing the CAA.

BJP Now "Junk Party": Mamata Banerjee On Trinamool Leader's Exodus

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Nandini Gupta | Monday January 11, 2021

In a dual attack on the BJP - her key opponent in the upcoming state polls - and her former colleagues who recently switched sides, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that party was now the "Bharatiya Junk Party" which inducts "rotten" members from other parties.