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.
He also thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah for notifying the CAA.
If somebody has Aadhaar card, voter card then how can they be called an outsider,” she asked. She was addressing a gathering after handing over different benefits under various state-run schemes at Banipur Maidan in Habra in North 24-Parganas this afternoon.
Seeking the stay of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and the Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2024 notified 0n Monday – March 11 - for enforcing the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, the Indian Union Muslim League has sought that no coercive steps be taken against persons belonging to Muslim community, who have been excluded from the benefits of the CAA.
He said the Congress, AIMIM and the BRS were opposing CAA for appeasement politics.
Shortly after the Union Home Ministry notified the CAA, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan reiterated that the CAA would not be implemented in the state. In a statement, CM Vijayan said that the entire Kerala is United in opposing this communally divisive law.
