Citizenship Amendment Bill 2016

Congress Alone Can Protect People Of Northeast, Claims Rahul Gandhi

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday March 21, 2019

Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said it is his party alone which can protect the culture, language and history of the people of the Northeast, and claimed to have blocked the passing of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 in the Rajya Sabha.

Modi Government Opts Against Ordinance On Citizenship Bill

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday February 20, 2019

Facing stiff opposition from its own allies in the northeast, the Modi government has opted against an ordinance on the Citizenship Amendment Bill even as it approved four other ordinances at a meeting of the union cabinet on Tuesday.

Government To Move Citizenship Bill In Parliament Today: Live Updates

India News | Tuesday February 12, 2019

The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016, which seeks to provide citizenship to six minority groups from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh, will be presented in Rajya Sabha today. The controversial bill has led to massive protests in the northeast. The government is expected to make one last effort to push this Bill through the Rajya Sabha today.

Bharat Ratna For "Cheap Thrills": Bhupen Hazarika's Son On Protest Mode

India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Tuesday February 12, 2019

Assamese music legend Bhupen Hazarika's son on Monday strongly criticized the centre over the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016, and called the government's move to award his father with the Bharat Ratna "a display of short lived cheap thrills".

Citizenship Bill In Rajya Sabha Today Amid Protests In Northeast

India News | Edited By Debanish Achom | Tuesday February 12, 2019

The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016, which seeks to provide citizenship to six minority groups from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh, will be presented in Rajya Sabha today amid protests in the northeast against it.

No Party Except BJP Will Push For Citizenship Bill: Yashwant Sinha

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday February 10, 2019

Former Union Minister Yashwant Sinha today said the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016 will not be passed in the Rajya Sabha even as he insisted that the Modi government is not going to come to power for a second time.

As Northeast Simmers Over Citizenship Bill, PM Modi's "We Care" Message

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Saturday February 9, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who landed in Assam's Guwahati amid black flag protests, tried to address people's concerns today about the citizenship bill, saying his party is committed to protecting the culture and resources of the northeast.

Misinformation Being Spread Over Citizenship Bill, Says PM Modi In Assam

India News | Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Saturday February 9, 2019

Amid resistance over the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasised there is no room for "intruders" in Assam as well as the country. The Prime Minister also accused those who"destroyed the country", "betrayed Assam" and who weren't honest about implementing the Assam Accord ofspreading misinformation a...

Will Decide "Appropriate Time" To End Ties With NDA: Conrad Sangma

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday February 6, 2019

Meghalaya Chief Minister and National People's Party (NPP) President Conrad Sangma on Tuesday said his party will decide at an "appropriate time" on snapping ties with the NDA government over the the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016.

Sedition Charge Against Tripura Leaders For Anti-Citizenship Bill Protest

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Tuesday February 5, 2019

The BJP-led government in Tripura today ordered the police to file FIR (First Information Report) with sedition charges against two tribal leaders and one tribal human rights activist for participating in a rally against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill at Khumulwng, the headquarters of the Tripura Autonomous District Council on January 30. The pol...

"One Man's Food Another Man's Poison": Meghalaya BJP On Citizenship Bill

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Tuesday February 5, 2019

After Mizoram, another state unit of the BJP in the northeast has urged the ruling party to step back on the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016. The Meghalaya BJP has written to the central leadership to exempt all northeastern states from the purview of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill. The Bill has already been passed in the Lok Sabha.

Rajnath Singh: Will Discuss Citizenship Bill With Parties, Civil Society Groups

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday February 4, 2019

Home Minister Rajnath Singh yesterday said that he would discuss the draft Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 with other political parties and civil society groups.

BJP Faces Pushback From Northeast Allies Over Citizenship Bill

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Saturday February 2, 2019

The Bharatiya Janta Party may increasingly find it difficult to push through the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016 fearing the risk of losing its allies in the Northeast, party sources have told NDTV. The region has been witnessing wide scale protests ever since the controversial Bill was introduced in Parliament earlier this month and passed by th...

Meghalaya BJP Legislator Threatens To Quit Party Over Citizenship Bill

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday February 1, 2019

Meghalaya's Bharatiya Janata Party legislator, Sanbor Shullai, on Thursday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 and threatened to quit the party if the Bill is passed in the Rajya Sabha.

Thousands Protest Against Citizenship Bill In Meghalaya

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday January 31, 2019

Thousands of people gathered in Meghalaya capital on Wednesday to participate in a protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016 even as various civil society groups threatened a "severe agitation" if the Bill is passed in the Rajya Sabha