Massive protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act rocked the country on Friday. An uneasy calm prevailed in Assam, but things turned violent in other states where widespread protests were witnessed.
The Congress-ruled states, along with West Bengal and Kerala, will be in violation of the seventh schedule of the Constitution if they fail to implement the Citizenship Bill
Students of the Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) University clashed with Delhi police personnel who lathi-charged them outside Jamia Millia Islamia to oppose Citizenship Amendment Bill 2019
Attacking the Centre over the Citizenship Bill, Mayawati said it would have been better had the same promptness been shown in introducing strict laws to check crimes against women
Goods flew off shelves as locals rushed to stock up essential items after shops and markets in Guwahati opened Friday morning amid reports that curfew has been relaxed, which were later dismissed by the authorities.
TMC leader Mahua Moitra moved the Supreme Court challenging the amended Citizenship Act, which got Presidential assent on Thursday night. Moitra's counsel mentioned the matter on Friday for urgent listing before a bench headed by Chief Justice of India S A Bobde, who asked him to approach the mentioning officer.
The Shiv Sena on Friday attacked the Centre, saying it brought the new citizenship law to show it is the sole saviour of Hindus and asked what kind of politics it is playing by inviting uncalled for pain after the move caused violence in the north-eastern states.
In New Delhi on Thursday, External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar when asked whether the government will go ahead with the India-Japan annual summit in Guwahati from December 15-17, said, "We don't have any update to share."
The Citizenship Bill, which has now become a law after President Ram Nath Kovind gave his assent on Thursday night, seeks to give refuge to Hindus, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains and Parsis fleeing persecution in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh.
The Citizenship Bill, which was cleared by the Lok Sabha on Monday was passed in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. It has now become an Act as President Ram Nath Kovind has given his nod to the Bill.
The Citizenship Act has now come into effect as President Ram Nath Kovind has given his nod to the Bill. The Citizenship Bill was passed by Rajya Sabha on Wednesday and by Lok Sabha on Monday.
The Railways has suspended all passenger train services in Tripura and Assam and short-terminated long-distance trains to the region at Guwahati following protests in the two states over the passage of CAB, a railway spokesperson said in New Delhi on Thursday.
The Citizenship Act will not be applicable to the tribal areas of Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Tripura as included in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution and in the areas covered under the Inner Line Permit, notified under the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation, 1873.
Amidst reports of two protestors dying in police firing, thousands of people defied curfew to hit the streets as the raging agitation against the Citizenship Amendment Bill saw the house of an MLA and a circle office being set ablaze, while the government removed two key police officers on Thursday.
The Meghalaya government on Thursday withdrew mobile Internet and messaging services across the state for the next 48 hours due to deteriorating law and order situation triggered by protests over contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, officials said.
He also hit out at Asom Gana Parishad, BJP's alliance partner in th state, for "stabbing the people of Assam in the back" as its sole MP in Rajya Sabha Birendra Prasad Baishya had voted in favour of the bill.
The Citizenship Bill was passed with 125 votes in favour and 105 against it as besides BJP and its allies such as the Janata Dal (United) and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), the legislation was supported by the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), Biju Janata Dal (BJD), Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and the YSR Congress.
In a last-minute development, Bangladesh's foreign minister AK Abdul Momin cancelled his three-day visit to India. "The visit has been cancelled as of now. We can't reveal any more details at this stage," said officials at the Bangladesh High Commission.
People in Guwahati, the epicentre of anti-CAB protests, on Thursday morning defied curfew to protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill.
India's Citizenship Amendment Bill is an attempt to reduce minority Muslims into second class citizens, a Muslim-American Congressman has said as the contentious bill got the clearance from both the houses of the Indian parliament.
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