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Only Citizenship Bill Can Save Assam From Becoming "Next Kashmir": BJP
Making its stand on the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016, the Assam BJP on Thursday said that the state can be saved from becoming a 'Kashmir' only with the implementation of the Bill coupled with enforcing the Assam Accord's Clause VI and ST status to six communities.
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PM Modi Says No Indian Will Be Left Out Of Citizen List, But Assam Is Worried
Prime Minister Narendra Modi started his 2019 general elections campaign in the northeast with a massive rally in southern Assam's Silchar earlier this month. Besides the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016, the Prime Minister also spoke about the National Register of Citizens (NRC), which is being updated in Assam to weed out illegal migrants.
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As Protests Grow, Assam Cops File Sedition Case Against Three Activists
Assam Police today registered a case of sedition against three social activists in an apparent attempt to quell the ongoing protests against the controversial Citizen Amendment Bill-2016.
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"Assure You...": PM's Message To Northeast Amid Citizenship Bill Protests
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing a rally in Maharashtra today, reached out to the northeast on the Citizenship Bill, which has caused a rift between the BJP and its allies in the northeastern states. "I want to assure the people of Assam and Northeast that their rights will not be hurt after passage of the Citizenship Bill," the prime minis...
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Citizenship Amendment Bill: Northeast Student Bodies Support Shutdown Call
Citizens Amendment Bill, 2016: Several student bodies of the north-eastern region have decided to observe a shutdown on Tuesday in support of the call given by a students' union to protest the proposed Bill.
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"Assam Citizens' List Will Drive Out Jinnahs," Claims BJP's Himanta Sarma
Amid widespread protests in Assam over the centre's decision to go forward with the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016, the state finance minister and BJP's main strategist for Northeast, Himanta Biswa Sarma sparked off a controversy with his statement that if the bill is not brought in, at least 17 districts in Assam will go the 'Jinnah way'.
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Assam Shutdown: Protesters Try To Obstruct Trains Over Citizenship Bill
Protesters tried to put up blockades on railway tracks this morning in order to disrupt train services across Assam, as part of the 12-hour state-wide 'bandh' or shutdown called by 46 organisations protesting against the Citizenship Bill.
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Only Citizenship Bill Can Save Assam From Becoming "Next Kashmir": BJP
Making its stand on the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016, the Assam BJP on Thursday said that the state can be saved from becoming a 'Kashmir' only with the implementation of the Bill coupled with enforcing the Assam Accord's Clause VI and ST status to six communities.
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PM Modi Says No Indian Will Be Left Out Of Citizen List, But Assam Is Worried
Prime Minister Narendra Modi started his 2019 general elections campaign in the northeast with a massive rally in southern Assam's Silchar earlier this month. Besides the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016, the Prime Minister also spoke about the National Register of Citizens (NRC), which is being updated in Assam to weed out illegal migrants.
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As Protests Grow, Assam Cops File Sedition Case Against Three Activists
Assam Police today registered a case of sedition against three social activists in an apparent attempt to quell the ongoing protests against the controversial Citizen Amendment Bill-2016.
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"Assure You...": PM's Message To Northeast Amid Citizenship Bill Protests
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing a rally in Maharashtra today, reached out to the northeast on the Citizenship Bill, which has caused a rift between the BJP and its allies in the northeastern states. "I want to assure the people of Assam and Northeast that their rights will not be hurt after passage of the Citizenship Bill," the prime minis...
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Citizenship Amendment Bill: Northeast Student Bodies Support Shutdown Call
Citizens Amendment Bill, 2016: Several student bodies of the north-eastern region have decided to observe a shutdown on Tuesday in support of the call given by a students' union to protest the proposed Bill.
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"Assam Citizens' List Will Drive Out Jinnahs," Claims BJP's Himanta Sarma
Amid widespread protests in Assam over the centre's decision to go forward with the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016, the state finance minister and BJP's main strategist for Northeast, Himanta Biswa Sarma sparked off a controversy with his statement that if the bill is not brought in, at least 17 districts in Assam will go the 'Jinnah way'.
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Assam Shutdown: Protesters Try To Obstruct Trains Over Citizenship Bill
Protesters tried to put up blockades on railway tracks this morning in order to disrupt train services across Assam, as part of the 12-hour state-wide 'bandh' or shutdown called by 46 organisations protesting against the Citizenship Bill.
