Hindu refugees from Pakistan in Rajasthan supported the Citizenship Amendment Act and thanked PM Modi for bringing the law saying they are poor people, the act will them.
Sonia Gandhi, the interim chief of the Congress, said that victory of JMM-Congress-RJD alliance in Jharkhand election is of prime importance after BJP failed to retain power in the state, winning just 25 seats in the 81 member assembly.
Schools in 11 Assam districts re-opened on Monday as state returns to normalcy after almost two weeks amid anti CAA protests.
Around 25-30 Shiv Sena workers thrashed a Wadala resident for objectional post against Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray, the victim has alleged.
The BJP MP said that days before the voting on the CAB, he was threatened of dire consequences by NLFT if he had voted in the favour of the bill.
Jharkhand Legislative Assembly Results: After the results, people are weighing different reasons possibly behind BJP's defeat. They are expressing their opinions on Twitter.
"We are not happy with the National Register of Citizens (NRC) that has been released. If there is no national NRC then we have to have a fresh NRC or revision of it. We don't accept the NRC which was published," Assam Minister and BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
JP Nadda slammed Mamata Banerjee saying she always kept her politics ahead of national interest adding CAA does not violate the Constitution as claimed by a section of people.
Nadda had last week struck a hardline tone amid protests in different parts of the country, saying the CAA will be implemented across the country and so will the NRC. Shah had told election rallies during the Jharkhand election that the NRC will be done before the next Lok Sabha poll in 2024.
Congress leaders including Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Kamal Nath, Ahmed Patel and Anand Sharma are at Raj Ghat to protest against CAA and NRC.
Protesters took to Millers Road in Bengaluru to carry their agitation against CAA and NRC on Monday.
The police had denied permission for the rally and the Madras High Court on Sunday declined to stay the rally.
Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Sunday vowed tough action against "sponsored" protests in view of the Citizenship Amendment Act and proposed nationwide NRC, which he claimed were being supported by the "tukde tukde gang" and "urban naxals".
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday addressed a mega rally at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan kicking off BJP's campaign for the assembly election in the national capital scheduled to take place next year
Bangladesh Foreign Minister A K Abdul Momen voiced concern that any "uncertainty" in the country on Citizenship Bill and National Register of Citizens is likely to affect its neighbours.
A massive flag march in support of Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) was conducted in Nagpur by Lok Adhikar Manch, BJP, RSS and other organisations.
The amended bill will make Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Buddhist, Christian and Parsi faiths who entered India from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan eligible for citizenship.
In Ghaziabad, more than 65 people were arrested and FIRs registered against 350 anti-social elements on Saturday.
With the BJP's allies distancing themselves from it over the fallout of amendments in the citizenship law and turning against the proposed NRC, the party finds itself increasingly isolated over these contentious issues but its leaders believe that any revision in its stand on the twin planks is unlikely.
"There is a riot-like situation in the country due to the violence over CAA and NRC. I wonder how many people have understood these two decisions. There are different aspects to these two issues," MNS president Raj Thackeray told reporters.
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