I want to make it clear that no detention centres will come up in Kerala: Pinarayi Vijayan
Amid ongoing protests against the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act, the Kerala Assembly today passed a resolution demanding the withdrawal of the Citizenship Act. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan today moved resolution against the Act in state Assembly. Mr Vijayan, who has accused the BJP government of executing the RSS agenda of dividing the nation on communal lines by passing the Act, said, "I want to make it clear that no detention centres will come up in Kerala. Kerala has a long history of secularism, Greeks, Romans, Arabs, everyone reached our land. Christians and Muslims reached Kerala in the very beginning. Our tradition is of inclusiveness. Our assembly needs to keep the tradition alive."
A scuffle broke out between police and Mahila Congress supporters at State Congress Office in Chennai, while they were protesting against Act by making rangoli.
Government employees in Assam today protested against the Act wearing black badge to work. The Assam government's higher education Department has also issued a gag on its employee for make any public statement or opinion criticizing the government on Monday.
Here are the LIVE Updates of the Citizenship Protests:
Students can protest as long as peace not disturbed, says Punjab CMPunjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said students can agitate against the CAA and the NRC in the state as long as their protest stays peaceful. Reacting to a protest call given by student unions for January 1 in universities and colleges across the state, the CM said nobody will be allowed to disturb peace at any cost.
"Holding protests is the democratic right of every citizen and people, including students, are within their right to stage a peaceful dharna, march etc. against draconian initiatives of the central government, as long as such protests are conducted peacefully," Mr Singh said
State legislatures, including Kerala assembly, has no power on citizenship law: Ravi Shankar PrasadUnion Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today said the Parliament alone has got powers to pass any law regarding citizenship and not a state legislatures, "including Kerala assembly."
"It is only the Parliament which has got the powers to pass any law with regard to citizenship; not any assembly, including Kerala Assembly," he said.
Mr Prasad also said the citizenship amendment act did not relate to Indian citizens and that it neither creates nor takes away citizenship.
They do not have the right to live in this country: Rajasthan BJP MLA, Madan Dilaawar
Akhilesh flags off cycle march against CAA, NRC and NPRSamajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday slammed the Central government over the new citizenship law and said: "the whole country is unhappy with it and are protesting against it."
"They want to give citizenship on the basis of religion. They do not want Muslims to get citizenship. People in Assam are also unhappy," he added.
In the morning he flagged off a cycle march of party MLAs against the Citizenship Amendment Act, NRC, and NPR from the party office in Lucknow to the state Assembly.
NCP Chief Sharad Pawar writes letter to Mamata Banerjee extending his support to protest against NRCand Citizenship Amendment Act
Protest held against Citizenship Amendment Act in Madurai.
Delhi Police writes to HC to appoint claims commissioner to estimate damage during anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protestsThe Delhi Police on Monday wrote to the High Court requesting it to appoint a claims commissioner to draw an estimate of the damage to properties during the anti-CAA protests and "investigate liability", said.
In a letter to the Registrar General of the Delhi High Court, the police said the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests resulted in losses to government exchequer. "During these anti-CAA/NRC protests, there has been massive and extensive damage of public and private property including public transportation, causing huge losses to government exchequer," the letter stated.
Seelampur violence case against Citizenship Amendment Act The two accused have been granted interim bail for three weeks by a Delhi Court.
Resolution against Citizenship Amendment Act in Kerala Assembly reflects "narrow political mindset": BJPBharatiya Janata Party today opposed the resolution moved against Citizenship Amendment Act by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in the state Assembly.
Cornering the Kerala Chief Minister, BJP MLA O Rajagopal alleged that the resolution against the citizenship law was moved for "political gains". "The resolution shows the narrow political mindset," he said in the house.
Scuffle between police and Mahila Congress in Chennai