Citizenship Bill
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Govt likely to table Citizenship Amendment Bill in Lok Sabha today
India | Jan 08, 2019, 10:30 AM ISTThe Union Cabinet on Monday had approved the controversial bill, stoking a major row in Assam.
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Citizenship Bill row: BJP 'hurt' by AGP pull-out from Assam govt, opposition parties welcome decision
India | Jan 07, 2019, 11:09 PM ISTThe All Assam Students' Union (AASU) and the Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) invited the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) to join the ongoing agitation against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill.
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'There is no question of remaining in alliance': AGP withdraws support to BJP in Assam over Citizenship Bill
India | Jan 07, 2019, 11:45 PM ISTThe proposed legislation seeks to provide Indian citizenship to non-Muslims from Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, and the AGP and several parties and organisations have claimed that it will have an adverse impact on the demography of the sensitive border state.
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Citizenship Bill: Himanta Biswa Sarma's 'Jinnah' comment sparks protests across Assam
India | Jan 07, 2019, 05:30 PM ISTMeanwhile, the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) has withdrawn its support to ruling BJP in Assam over the Citizenship Amendment Bill, AGP president and minister Atul Bora said.
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Protests against Citizenship Bill rock Assam, CM asks the public to keep calm
India | Jan 05, 2019, 07:57 PM ISTProtests over the Citizenship Bill erupted at various places in Assam on Saturday, a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi said his government was working to ensure the proposed legislation gets Parliament nod.
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JPC report on Citizenship Amendment Bill adopted amid opposition protests
India | Jan 03, 2019, 09:25 PM ISTA Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) examining the controversial Citizenship Amendment Bill has adopted amid protests by opposition MPs its report that will be tabled in the Lok Sabha on January 7, sources said.
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All opposition-sponsored amendments in Citizenship Amendment Bill defeated at JPC meet
India | Dec 31, 2018, 08:48 PM ISTAll amendments moved by the opposition in the JPC of the controversial Citizenship Amendment Bill, which seeks to grant Indian nationality to people belonging to minority communities in Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan, were defeated on Monday.
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Citizenship amendment bill may not get through in Winter session
India | Dec 30, 2018, 04:15 PM ISTThe controversial Citizenship Amendment Bill may not be able to get through during the Winter session of Parliament which comes to an end on January 8, sources said on Sunday.
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Assam Bandh: Agitators disrupt train services, burn tyres in protest against JPC meet over Citizenship Bill
India | Oct 23, 2018, 12:02 PM ISTIn view of the bandh call, the Assam government has instructed all district magistrates and superintendents of police to take all measures to maintain the public utility services.
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Sena backs Asom Gana Parishad on Citizenship Bill
India | Jun 19, 2018, 03:47 PM ISTTaking a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his frequent foreign visits, the Sena said while India was witnessing dust storms, the PM, being mostly out of the country, might not be affected by it.
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Mizoram govt to bring resolution against Citizenship Bill
India | Jun 13, 2018, 11:13 AM ISTThe government, all political parties, including the state BJP unit, and the NGOs opposed the Bill saying if legislated, the amendment will legalise thousands of Buddhists (Chakmas) who have illegally entered the state from Bangladesh.
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Citizenship bill introduced in Lok Sabha
National | Feb 27, 2015, 11:06 PM ISTNew Delhi: A bill seeking to merge Person of Indian Origin and Overseas Citizenship of India was introduced in Lok Sabha today amid resistance from a RSP member.Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju introduced