Shillong: Former Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma on Thursday said that the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill would have been passed in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday by the BJP government if the Congress-led Opposition was not there. “The Congress-led Opposition stood firm and remained as a strong wall, otherwise, they were determined[Read More…]
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Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma flies to Delhi to seek support against Citizenship Bill
Shillong, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Sunday flew to New Delhi to seek support of various political parties in opposing the Citizenship Bill, which is likely to be tabled in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. “I am leaving for New Delhi to meet leaders of those political parties who[Read More…]
Protests to intensify until Citizenship Bill is withdrawn: CPI-M
Agartala, Until the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill is withdrawn, protests against it will intensify, especially in the Northeast, former Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar said on Monday. Sarkar was addressing a protest rally against the Bill here and said if it became an Act, it would destroy the fundamental facet of[Read More…]
Assamese filmmaker Rima Das slams government on Citizenship Bill, says “respect sentiments of people”
Guwahati: Amidst severe concerns raised by the parties of the North East on the the Citizen (Amendment) Bill, Rima Das filmmaker from Assam who gained fame for her 2017 release, Village Rockstars, has voiced her concerns regarding the Bill. She said, “the government should respect sentiments of people of the[Read More…]
Congress, Trinamool stage walk out over Citizenship Bill in LS
New Delhi, The Congress and the Trinamool Congress staged a walk out from the Lok Sabha over a bill that seeks to remove hurdles in eligible migrants from six minority groups from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan getting Indian citizenship as they demanded that it should again be sent to a[Read More…]