After Cooch Behar, Malda today became the epicenter of another rally by leaders and members of the Paschimbanga Nasya Sheikh Unnayan Parishad (PNSUP), who reiterated their demand for recognition as 'sons of the soil' to protect their community from the potential implications of the National Register of Citizens (NRC).
In a move that has sparked controversy and strong political backlash, the Assam government has announced that Aadhaar applications would be rejected if the applicant or his family members had not applied for inclusion in the National Register of Citizens (NRC).
Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh expressed strong support for the resolutions passed at the Thadou Convention, which endorsed both the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and the state’s ongoing 'War on Drugs' initiative.
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955, which was inserted to give effect to the Assam Accord and formed the basis of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam in 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.
“The BJP is scared over the overwhelming response of the common people across the country as peaceful agitation against the CAA-NPR was getting bigger and bigger and assumed alarming proportions. Out of fear, the leaders of the BJP, including the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh and a union minister are trying to spread hatred and create polarisation on religious lines by asking people to open fire,” Ms Banerjee said at Nabanna today.
The clarification is seen as an effort by the BJP government at the Centre to defuse anger and protests over the NRC and the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) that has erupted over the past two months.
Amarinder, who was addressing a public meeting in Delhi's Hari Nagar in favour of Congress candidate Surinder Setia, said the BJP was “attempting to polarise the elections here with protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA in Shaheen Bagh in Delhi but they will not succeed as people have seen through their game”.
Imam's five days police custody ended today and he was produced at Delhi Patiala House Court's Chief Judicial Magistrate Purushottam Pathak's residence amid high security.
Just five days after the shootout and double murders at an anti-NRC rally at Sahebnagar village under Jalangi police station limits, fresh violence like firing, arson, clash, assault of women etc, allegedly erupted today at an island of displaced settlers in Paraspur area of Jalangi.
