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.
Section 144 is in place in Delhi after the Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced a lockdown as a precautionary measure against coronavirus.
The notice was given to him for allegedly participating in a protest rally against the Citizenship Amendment Act in the city.
The NCPCR wrote to the District Magistrate of South East Delhi to submit a report regarding the assembly of people in Shaheen Bagh protest site amidst the coronavirus outbreak.
After making this contention, a TMC party insider said, “It’s a myth that the CPIM has transferred its twothird votes to the BJP. Had it been a fact, such quantum of votes ought to have been cast for the CPI-M in the last year election,” he added.
The Centre further said that the CAA does not confer any arbitrary or unguided powers upon the executive.
