Amit Shah tables Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in Lok Sabha
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday tabled the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in Lok Sabha.
Citizenship bill to be tabled in Lok Sabha today
New Delhi/IBNS: In what might trigger another showdown in the Parliament, Union Home Minister Amit Shah is all set to introduce the citizenship (amendment) bill in the Lok Sabha on Monday.
Assam CM Sonowal criticizes anti-CAB agitations
Guwahati/IBNS: While various organizations, students, civil society groups of Assam have come together to the streets to stage protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill across the state, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal criticized the agitators and said they could not change the future of Assam through demonstration.
Union cabinet clears Citizenship Amendment Bill, to be tabled in Parl next week
New Delhi/IBNS: The union cabinet on Wednesday cleared the Citizenship Amendment Bill or CAB which will grant citizenship to non-Muslim refugees who came from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, media reports said.
Protests continue in Assam against CAB
Guwahati/IBNS: Protests in Assam by All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) and students of several institutions opposing the Citizenship (Amednment) Bill have intensified as the centre is all set to table the bill during the ongoing winter session of the parliament.
Government believes in giving citizenship to Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Parsi refugees: Amit Shah
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said the government believes in giving citizenship to Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Parsi refugees who came from three Muslim dominated nations, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan, a move which may irk several opposition parties across the nation.
Committed to implementing Citizenship Amendment Bill but with consultation: Modi in Assam
Silchar, Apr 11 (IBNS): Addressing his poll campaign in Assam on Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said his government is committed to implementing Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2016 but with consultation with several communities of the society.
Parliament Session: Rajya Sabha adjourns sine die, Citizenship Bill and Triple Talaq Bill lapse
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IBNS) : In a major development, the Rajya Sabha was adjourned sine die on the last day of the budget session on Wednesday which resulted in the lapse of the much-debated Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 and the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2018.
Rajya Sabha adjourns sine die, Citizenship Bill and Triple Talaq Bill lapse
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IBNS) : The Rajya Sabha was adjourned sine die on the last day of the budget session on Wednesday resulting in the lapse of the much debated Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 and the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2018.
Guwahati, Feb 12 (IBNS) : As protests continue in the northeastern region against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, thousands of people in Mizoram have participated in a rally raising the slogan for "independent Mizoram."
Citizenship Amendment and Triple Talaq Bills to lapse if not passed by Rajya Sabha today
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IBNS) : The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, seeking to grant citizenship to minorities from few neighbouring countries seeking refuge in India and The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2018 for abolishing the triple talaq system, will lapse if they do not get passage in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, the last day of the Budget session.
Bandh in Assam protesting Citizenship Amendment Bill, vehicles damaged
Guwahati, Feb 13 (IBNS): Protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill continues in Assam as it is likely to be tabled in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
Citizenship Bill : Six women protesters injured in alleged police action in Manipur
Guwahati, Feb 10 (IBNS): At least six women demonstrators were injured while the Manipur police allegedly used tear gas shells and mock bombs to disperse the protesters who agitated against the Citizenship Amendment Bill in Manipur’s Imphal on Sunday evening.
Assam: State govt employees join citizenship protest, martyrs' kin return mementos
Guwahati, Jan 31 (IBNS): Protests against the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2016 are continued in Assam and state government employees have also joined the protest.
Assam assembly: Oppositions disrupt governor’s speech over Citizenship bill row
Guwahati, Jan 28 (IBNS): The opposition Congress, Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) on Monday came together to protest against the CitizenshipAmendment Bill, 2016 in Assam assembly, alleging that the issue was not mentioned in the Assam governor's speech in the opening day of the budget session.