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No one can take away your rights, identity, culture: Modi to people of Assam
During voting in the Rajya Sabha, 125 votes went in favour of the Bill and 105 against itModi said the government and him are committed to safeguard people of Assam on every front as per the spirit of Clause 6 of the Constitution
1 min read12 Dec 2019Citizenship Bill tabled in Rajya Sabha
The Bill now awaits passage in the Upper House where the NDA government is in minorityThe Bill aims to provide citizenship to those who had been forced to seek shelter in India
1 min read11 Dec 2019Citizenship Bill creates fissures within JDU
The first to raise the voice of dissent within the party was Prashant Kishor, the vice president of JDUThe crucial Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2019 is expected to be taken up for discussion in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday
2 min read10 Dec 2019Citizenship bill rocks Lok Sabha, Amit Shah says it does not discriminate
The challenge for the BJP-led govt would be to get the bill passed in the Rajya SabhaCritics say it discriminates against Muslims and other minorities from Nepal and Sri Lanka
4 min read9 Dec 2019Will cause resentment; bid to deflect: Congress CMs on NRC, Citizenship Bill
Chief Ministers of Punjab and Chhattisgarh attended the 17th edition of the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit. Captain Amarinder Singh and Bhupesh Baghel commented on a host of issues, including the contentious Citizenship Amendment Bill and the National Register of Citizens. While Singh called NRC a source of resentment, Baghel said the issue was a bid to divert people's attention.
7 Dec 2019Winter Session expected to see heat as Opposition looks to corner govt on economic slowdown
Modi at an all-party meet asserts that the government is ready to discuss every issueAt the meet, opposition leaders raise the issue of ‘illegal’ detention of mainstream leaders in J&K
3 min read17 Nov 2019Elections 2019: Will citizenship issue affect BJP’s Assam poll run?
For well over 50 years, the key issue in Assam has been illegal immigration—and it will come to the fore in elections this yearMint decodes the electoral puzzle of the state considered the Bharatiya Janata Party’s gateway to the North-East
2 min read26 Mar 2019Citizenship circus: North-east in crisis again
The Citizenship Bill is seen as further imposition of forced policy, one that is threatening the region’s fragile ethnic balanceThe BJP either does not understand, or neglected to understand, that its majoritarian policies may not work in North-East India
10 min read6 Feb 2019BJP reaches out to North-East allies to allay fears on citizenship bill
The BJP aims to win a majority of the 25 Lok Sabha seats in North-East India despite backlash against the citizenship amendment bill.
2 min read18 Jan 2019Why citizenship amendment bill has created a row
Opposition to the citizenship amendment bill stems from fears that it will give legitimacy to illegal migrants in India. 'Mint' decodes the controversy surrounding the bill
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