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The ‘Reservation Hatao Andolan’ Isn’t a Gen Z Uprising. It’s a Rerun
The demand to “remove reservation” is one of the oldest, most recycled slogans in independent India’s political life, and it has failed, in more or less identical form, every single time it has been tried.
SC releases P Chidambaram on bail
He had spent 106 days in jail following arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case
Sri Lankan refugees, the persecuted people that CAB is forgetting
While considering granting citizenship to Non-Muslim immigrants from neighbouring countries like Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, the Centre has been conspicuous in excluding the more than 1 lakh Tamil refugees from Sri Lanka.
Assam remains popular subject current Parliament session; questions on NRC, D-voters continue
D voters are people whose position as voters has been dubbed 'doubtful' though the criteria for this exclusion has often be found to be somewhat arbitrary, being the responsibility of lower in the hierarchy officials of the Commission. The Election Commission started classifying citizens as D voter in 1997. The Border Police would refer suspected foreigners to Foreigners’ Tribunals - - again without preliminary investigation - - following which there would be a trial within Assam's Foreigners Tribunals where they would be required to prove that they are genuine Indian citizens. This system does not, so far, exist anywhere else in the country.
Meeting held to oppose nationwide NRC-NPR
CJP Team -
Mumbra: At a meeting organized by Awaaz-e-Niswaan (Women’s voice)...
The Great Indian ‘CAB’cophony
The Cabinet has passed the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB), 2019 and its introduction is awaited in either houses of the Parliament any day now. The government expects and believes that the bill will be passed by the Parliament (both houses) by December 10. The opposition is unlikely to allow smooth sailing of the amendment that seriously alters the fundamentals of Indian citizenship
Why Opp MPs Strongly Dissented against the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2016 and How
Dissent Note: Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2016
No horsing around: CM Thackeray cancels contract of Guj firm for international horse fair
It had come to light that the project worth Rs. 321 crore was hiding severe financial irregularities
NPR 2020 to cost close to Rs. 4,000 crores; Centre silent on connection to NRC
When asked about the impending exercise of updating the National Population Register (NPR) in 2020, the Centre chose to give ambiguous answers. In providing answers to such questions, the discomfort of the government is evident. This raises questions on whether the government is trying to escape transparency of debate and discussion on an issue crucial to that right of all rights, citizenship of Indians
Assam: Detainees in camps down from 988 to 970 in 6 days
Elected representatives from opposition parties have been pulling up the government repeatedly on the question of detention centres in Assam, especially this winter session. In its answers the Modi 2.0 government has provided details with all nationalities of the inmates and re-iterated that there have been 28 deaths in detention camps so far.
Another blow to BJP: Principal spokesperson from Jharkhand quits party
Praveen Prabhakar switched to the NPP saying BJP needed to do some ‘soul searching’
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