Citizenship Amendment Act

Trinamool Congress General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee said that Home Minister Amit Shah maintained silence over the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) during his two-day visit to Assam.

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought a response of the city police on a plea by student activist Gulfisha Fatima in a case concerning the larger conspiracy behind the riots here in February 2020.

"The Assamese people will not take this dictation of the Centre on CAA," he told NDTV, calling it a "draconian act" which he says "has no place in Assam".

The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) will be implemented as soon as Covid tapers off, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said today.

The Citizenship (Amendment) Act is a limited and narrowly-tailored legislation that seeks to provide a relaxation to specific communities from specified countries with a clear cut-off date, said the government.

Padma Awards 2022: Professor Akhtar was appointed as the Vice-Chancellor in April 2019, the same year which saw protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act in December.

A Delhi court on Monday framed charges under sedition against JNU student Sharjeel Imam in a case related to alleged inflammatory speeches made by him during the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (

The Union Home Ministry has, for the sixth time, sought yet another extension from the parliamentary committees in the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha to frame the rules for the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), 2019.

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday termed the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) "fundamentally anti-national" and urged the government not to implement it.

Claiming that Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav became active during the election time only, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday asked where he was when atrocities were being committed during protests against the Citizenship Amendmen

High Court issued notice to Delhi Police on bail plea of Sharjeel Imam, accused in a case related to alleged inflammatory and instigating speeches during protests against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC).

The framing of rules under the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act -- mandatory for its implementation -- is pending two years after the law came into effect.

Advocacy against the law like the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) is not a crime, former JNU student leader Umar Khalid told a Delhi court today, asserting that the police pressured the witnesses to give statements in the riots conspiracy case.

BJP's ally National People's Party leader Agatha Sangma on Sunday demanded repeal of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) at a meeting of constituents of ruling NDA as well as at the all-party meeting convened ahead of Winter Session in Parliament.

Condemning AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi's 'Shaheen Bagh' threat if the Citizenship Amendment Act was not withdrawn, BJP National General Secretary C T Ravi on Tuesday compared his mindset to that of Pakistan founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah.

Trinamool Congress General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee said that Home Minister Amit Shah maintained silence over the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) during his two-day visit to Assam.

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought a response of the city police on a plea by student activist Gulfisha Fatima in a case concerning the larger conspiracy behind the riots here in February 2020.

"The Assamese people will not take this dictation of the Centre on CAA," he told NDTV, calling it a "draconian act" which he says "has no place in Assam".

The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) will be implemented as soon as Covid tapers off, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said today.

The Citizenship (Amendment) Act is a limited and narrowly-tailored legislation that seeks to provide a relaxation to specific communities from specified countries with a clear cut-off date, said the government.

Padma Awards 2022: Professor Akhtar was appointed as the Vice-Chancellor in April 2019, the same year which saw protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act in December.

A Delhi court on Monday framed charges under sedition against JNU student Sharjeel Imam in a case related to alleged inflammatory speeches made by him during the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (

The Union Home Ministry has, for the sixth time, sought yet another extension from the parliamentary committees in the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha to frame the rules for the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), 2019.

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday termed the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) "fundamentally anti-national" and urged the government not to implement it.

Claiming that Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav became active during the election time only, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday asked where he was when atrocities were being committed during protests against the Citizenship Amendmen

High Court issued notice to Delhi Police on bail plea of Sharjeel Imam, accused in a case related to alleged inflammatory and instigating speeches during protests against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC).

The framing of rules under the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act -- mandatory for its implementation -- is pending two years after the law came into effect.

Advocacy against the law like the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) is not a crime, former JNU student leader Umar Khalid told a Delhi court today, asserting that the police pressured the witnesses to give statements in the riots conspiracy case.

BJP's ally National People's Party leader Agatha Sangma on Sunday demanded repeal of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) at a meeting of constituents of ruling NDA as well as at the all-party meeting convened ahead of Winter Session in Parliament.

Condemning AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi's 'Shaheen Bagh' threat if the Citizenship Amendment Act was not withdrawn, BJP National General Secretary C T Ravi on Tuesday compared his mindset to that of Pakistan founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah.