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.
He said a Trinamul Congress worker died today while putting up a party flag of sun stroke.
The West Bengal chief minister rallied her supporters with a call for action, urging them to unite under the TMC banner to oust the BJP from power.
Sudeshna Datta Gupta, a student of Sanskrit College, was protesting against the CAA, NPR and NRC holding aloft a placard while the Avinandan Yatra organised by the state BJP was on, which drew the ire of the state BJP president.
As a result, BJP state president Dilip Ghosh recently alleged in Siliguri that the Trinamul Congress had been confusing the people.
The Inter-State Council is the institution meant specifically for handling such Centre-State situations before they get precipitated.
Left leader Kumar is on a statewide ‘Jan Gan Man Yatra’, which would conclude with a rally on the theme ‘naagarikta bachao, desh bachao’ in Patna on February 29.
The Budget session of Parliament, beginning Friday, is set to be stormy as the opposition parties plan to take on the government on issues, like the economic slowdown and the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) that is facing countrywide protests.
