Curfew was imposed in Assam's Guwahati and Dibrugarh for an indefinite period amid violent protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill. The curfew in Guwahati, which was imposed at 6.15 pm, has been extended till indefinite period, Assam Police Additional Director General (Law and Order) Mukesh Agrawal said.
As anti-CAB protests intensify across Northeast, protesters blocked almost every road in Guwahati and state capital Dispur by placing burning discarded tyres, leaving officegoers stranded. Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) of Akhil Gogoi has called a hartal to protest against the controversial bill until it is withdrawn.
BJP's former ally Shiv Sena, which made all the noises of opposing the Citizenship Bill on the grounds that it ignored citizenship for migrants from other neighbouring nations, made a quiet exit from the House just before the voting. Apart from the three Shiv Sena MPs who were not present during voting, two members each of Samajwadi Party and NCP as also one of TMC were absent.
The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, which seeks to provide Indian citizenship to non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, was passed by Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. Lok Sabha had cleared the Bill on Monday.
The Shiv Sena not voting in favour of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill is a welcome development and the Congress is happy about it, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram said on Wednesday.
Assam was rocked by violence against the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB), which was passed by the Rajya Sabha by 125-105 votes on Wednesday, as protesters hit the streets in thousands.
After the Rajya Sabha passed the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB), Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah have both echoed the sentiments of compassion and brotherhood of in the country.
Citizenship (Amendment) Bill was passed in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday (December 11) but Shiv Sena MPs were not present inside Rajya Sabha. Shiv Sena had supported the bill in Lok Sabha but had expressed reservations about offering support in Rajya Sabha.
Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi, in her response to the passing of Citizenship Amendment Bill in Rajya Sabha, said that this marks a dark day in the constitutional history of India. Congress party's official twitter handle tweeted a statement written by Sonia Gandhi.
Citizenship (Amendment) Bill was passed by Rajya Sabha on Wednesday (December 11). As the bill has been approved by both Houses of Parliament, Decks are now clear for it to become a law after assent by President Ram Nath Kovind.
Curfew imposed on Wednesday in Assam's Guwahati was extended till indefinite period, amid violent protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, a senior police official said.
Sanjay Raut slammed BJP during the debate on Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in Rajya Sabha.
Citizenship Amendment Bill has been presented in the Rajya Sabha by the government after having it passed in the Lok Sabha late Monday night. The upper house has been debating on the Bill with stalwarts from both camps making a strong case. Here is what the MPs in Rajya Sabha have been saying about the CAB.
Congress stalwart Kapil Sibal opposed the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday saying that the Bill gave legal colour to the two-nation theory which led to the partition of India and the birth of Pakistan in 1947.
"The issue has not been communicated properly... or some people don't want to understand. We don't want north-eastern region to fall in the trap of some mis-campaigning," said Union Minister Kiren Rijiju
The Centre on Wednesday airlifted 5,000 paramilitary personnel to Northeastern states, including Assam, for maintenance of law and order duties in wake protests over the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, which is being debated in Parliament.
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday said that the government was ramming through the Citizenship Amendment Bill to advance its Hindutva agenda.
Sounding a warning for the Centre over the Citizenship Bill, the actor-turned-politician said that "young India" would be quick to reject such proposals.
The Bill, which was passed in the lower house of Parliament with 311 votes in favour of, and 80 against it on Monday, seeks to grant Indian citizenship to Hindus, Sikhs, Christians, Parsis, Buddhists, Jains from three neighbouring countries – Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan.
Speaking on the Citizenship Bill, Home Minister Amit Shah further said, "non-Muslim minorities from three nations who came to India after Independence will be given Indian citizenship."
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