Northeast observes 11-hour bandh as protest against Citizenship (Amendment) Bill intensifies
Guwahati/IBNS: The 11-hour bandh (strike) called by the umbrella organisation of the students' bodies is underway in northeast on Tuesday to mark the protest against the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019 which was passed by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) comfortably in Lok Sabha last night, media reports said.
BJP trying to establish racial democracy through Citizenship (Amendment) Bill: CPI-M's Md. Salim
Kolkata/IBNS: On a day the Opposition locked horns with Union Home Minister Amit Shah over the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019 in Lok Sabha, CPI-M leader Mohammed Salim lashed out at the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alleging that it is trying to establish "racial democracy".
Citizenship (Amendment) Bill needed because Congress divided India: Amit Shah
New Delhi/IBNS: In a sharp attack on the country's oldest political party, Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Lok Sabha on Monday said the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019 is needed because Congress divided the nation on the basis of religion.
Citizenship (Amendment) Bill against minorities, says Congress; Amit Shah denies
New Delhi/IBNS: Launching a fierce attack on Union Home Minister Amit Shah and his government, Congress Lok Sabha leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019, introduced in Parliament's lower house on Monday, is against the minority community.