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Modi Government Opts Against Ordinance On Citizenship Bill
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.
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As Northeast Simmers Over Citizenship Bill, PM Modi's "We Care" Message
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.
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Will Decide "Appropriate Time" To End Ties With NDA: Conrad Sangma
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.
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Sedition Charge Against Tripura Leaders For Anti-Citizenship Bill Protest
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...
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"One Man's Food Another Man's Poison": Meghalaya BJP On Citizenship Bill
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.
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Thousands Protest Against Citizenship Bill In Meghalaya
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
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"Scrap Citizenship Bill": Chief Ministers From Northeast To Rajnath Singh
As the northeast stands united against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016, two chief ministers from the region met Home Minister Rajnath Singh today to urge the centre to scrap the controversial bill. Meghalaya's Conrad Sangma and Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga said there should not be any dilution of the 64-year-old Citizenship Act.
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"Some Concerns Genuine," Says BJP's Ram Madhav On Citizenship Bill
As the northeast is seethingover the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016, the BJP -- facing the wrath of not just the opposition, but also its allies and some of its own lawmakers -- has decided to do some damage control.
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Sarbananda Sonowal Under Pressure As Neighbours Oppose Citizenship Bill
Cornered over widespread protests in the state over the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016, which has been passed in Lok Sabha on January 8, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today reassured agitators that he would 'never betray them'. The BJP had come to power in the state in 2016.
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"Can I Get The Votes Back...?" Singer Targets BJP Over Citizenship Bill
Five days after Assamese singer Zubeen Garg wrote to Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal over the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016, he demanded that the votes the BJP got using an election song sung by him in 2016 be "returned".
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PM Modi Says No Indian Will Be Left Out Of Citizen List, But Assam Is Worried
Prime Minister Narendra Modi started his 2019 general elections campaign in the northeast with a massive rally in southern Assam's Silchar earlier this month. Besides the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016, the Prime Minister also spoke about the National Register of Citizens (NRC), which is being updated in Assam to weed out illegal migrants.
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Chief Minister Must Resign, Order Probe: Tripura Parties On Police Firing
Protesting the citizenship amendment bill, tribal groups in Tripura have called a 12-hour bandh today. Tribal groups are also protesting police firing earlier this week, in which six youth were injured. Parties led by BJP ally, Indigenous Nationalist Party of Tripura (INPT), demanded the resignation Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb. They want a judi...
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BJP-led Manipur Rejects Centre's Citizenship Bill, To Seek Exemption
Manipur may have a coalition government headed by the BJP, but it wants no truck with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's plan to implement the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in the Northeast. Participants of a meeting chaired by Chief Minister N Biren Singh yesterday resolved in favour of urging the centre to exempt the state from the controversial legis...
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As Protests Grow, Assam Cops File Sedition Case Against Three Activists
Assam Police today registered a case of sedition against three social activists in an apparent attempt to quell the ongoing protests against the controversial Citizen Amendment Bill-2016.
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"Assure You...": PM's Message To Northeast Amid Citizenship Bill Protests
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing a rally in Maharashtra today, reached out to the northeast on the Citizenship Bill, which has caused a rift between the BJP and its allies in the northeastern states. "I want to assure the people of Assam and Northeast that their rights will not be hurt after passage of the Citizenship Bill," the prime minis...
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Modi Government Opts Against Ordinance On Citizenship Bill
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.
-
As Northeast Simmers Over Citizenship Bill, PM Modi's "We Care" Message
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.
-
Will Decide "Appropriate Time" To End Ties With NDA: Conrad Sangma
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.
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Sedition Charge Against Tripura Leaders For Anti-Citizenship Bill Protest
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...
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"One Man's Food Another Man's Poison": Meghalaya BJP On Citizenship Bill
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.
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Thousands Protest Against Citizenship Bill In Meghalaya
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
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"Scrap Citizenship Bill": Chief Ministers From Northeast To Rajnath Singh
As the northeast stands united against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016, two chief ministers from the region met Home Minister Rajnath Singh today to urge the centre to scrap the controversial bill. Meghalaya's Conrad Sangma and Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga said there should not be any dilution of the 64-year-old Citizenship Act.
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"Some Concerns Genuine," Says BJP's Ram Madhav On Citizenship Bill
As the northeast is seethingover the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016, the BJP -- facing the wrath of not just the opposition, but also its allies and some of its own lawmakers -- has decided to do some damage control.
-
Sarbananda Sonowal Under Pressure As Neighbours Oppose Citizenship Bill
Cornered over widespread protests in the state over the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016, which has been passed in Lok Sabha on January 8, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today reassured agitators that he would 'never betray them'. The BJP had come to power in the state in 2016.
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"Can I Get The Votes Back...?" Singer Targets BJP Over Citizenship Bill
Five days after Assamese singer Zubeen Garg wrote to Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal over the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016, he demanded that the votes the BJP got using an election song sung by him in 2016 be "returned".
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PM Modi Says No Indian Will Be Left Out Of Citizen List, But Assam Is Worried
Prime Minister Narendra Modi started his 2019 general elections campaign in the northeast with a massive rally in southern Assam's Silchar earlier this month. Besides the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016, the Prime Minister also spoke about the National Register of Citizens (NRC), which is being updated in Assam to weed out illegal migrants.
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Chief Minister Must Resign, Order Probe: Tripura Parties On Police Firing
Protesting the citizenship amendment bill, tribal groups in Tripura have called a 12-hour bandh today. Tribal groups are also protesting police firing earlier this week, in which six youth were injured. Parties led by BJP ally, Indigenous Nationalist Party of Tripura (INPT), demanded the resignation Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb. They want a judi...
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BJP-led Manipur Rejects Centre's Citizenship Bill, To Seek Exemption
Manipur may have a coalition government headed by the BJP, but it wants no truck with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's plan to implement the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in the Northeast. Participants of a meeting chaired by Chief Minister N Biren Singh yesterday resolved in favour of urging the centre to exempt the state from the controversial legis...
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As Protests Grow, Assam Cops File Sedition Case Against Three Activists
Assam Police today registered a case of sedition against three social activists in an apparent attempt to quell the ongoing protests against the controversial Citizen Amendment Bill-2016.
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"Assure You...": PM's Message To Northeast Amid Citizenship Bill Protests
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing a rally in Maharashtra today, reached out to the northeast on the Citizenship Bill, which has caused a rift between the BJP and its allies in the northeastern states. "I want to assure the people of Assam and Northeast that their rights will not be hurt after passage of the Citizenship Bill," the prime minis...
