The North East Students’ Organization (NESO), an umbrella body of eight student unions from northeastern states, has announced that December 11 will be observed annually as a 'black day' to express unwavering opposition to the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), 2019.
Assam, a state rich in history and culture, is no stranger to civil unrest and protests rooted in deep-seated issues of identity, governance, and development.
Delhi-based women refugees from Pakistan tied rakhi to Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan here on Monday.
Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah, on Sunday, distributed citizenship certificates among 188 refugees under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in Ahmedabad.
The three youths who received the citizenship certificates at Bhopal from the CM are Rakhi Das and siblings Sanjana Melwani and Sameer Melwani.
Reportedly, Amit Shah has informed informed Thakurnagar MP Shantanu Thakur that he might visit the Matua bastion within next 48 hours.
Shah will address a Matua congregation in Thakurnagar where community leaders expect him to elaborate on ‘time frame’ of CAA implementation
The BJP unit in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad said they did not know of his antecedents when he joined the party.
'The rules of the CAA are yet to be framed as such a massive process could not be carried out because of the corona. As soon as (COVID) vaccination starts and corona cycle breaks, we will consider it,' he said.
The roll-out of CAA would mean permanent citizenship for Matuas, a Namashudra (Bengali Dalit) community who are believed to have migrated from Bangladesh
