Opposition parties in Assam, including the Congress and Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP), have welcomed the Supreme Court's verdict on Thursday, which upheld the validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act. This landmark decision resolved the prolonged debate over the cut-off year for detecting and deporting illegal immigrants, affirming that the date remains March 24, 1971, as established under the Assam Accord.
The Khasi Students' Union (KSU) on Wednesday submitted a 6-point memorandum to the Meghalaya Governor CH Vijayashankar requesting his intervention for immediate implementation of the inner line permit (ILP), repealing of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), inclusion of Khasi language in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution, exemption from the Indo-Nepal Friendship Treaty, 1950, resolving border dispute and establishment of a permanent Central Agricultural University in the state.
Addressing a press conference, Sarma said, "So far, eight people have applied under the newly amended CAA. Out of those eight, only two attended the citizenship interview. We will give a chance to all people whose cases are pending in different courts to apply for CAA."
Assam Pradesh Congress Committee paid tribute to former Prime Minister and Bharat Ratna Rajiv Gandhi on his death anniversary at Rajiv Bhawan in Guwahati on Tuesday. The day is also observed as Anti-Terrorism Day across the nation. It is observed to educate people about the negative impact of terrorism and violence on society and the nation.
The Opposition parties in Tripura condemned the decision of the government after the state government has started the process of implementing Citizenship Amendment Act...
The Opposition parties in Tripura condemned the decision of the government after the state government has started the process of implementing Citizenship Amendment Act when the entire country is under the Model Code of Conduct(MCC).
Agartala, May 17: Da•o dipet India a•song gimikon Lok Sabha election-na Model Code of Conduct (MCC)-ni ning•o ong•kuengoba Tripura a•doko Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA)-ko...
After the direction of Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), the Tripura government has started the process of appointing officials for the constitution of the State Level Empowered Committee and District Level Committee for the implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA).