Voting is underway in Lok Sabha over CAB
Lok Sabha passes Citizenship Amendment Bill
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03:38 December 10
Lok Sabha passes Citizenship (Amendment) Bill with 311 votes in favour of the bill and 80 against it.
Lok Sabha passes Citizenship (Amendment) Bill
00:11 December 10
23:42 December 09
23:34 December 09
"Congress is such a secular party that it has Muslim League as a partner in Kerala and Shiv Sena as its partner in Maharashtra," Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Lok Sabha.
23:13 December 09
Home Minister Amit Shah
"There is a difference between a refugee and an infiltrator. Those who come here due to persecution, to save their religion & the honour of the women of their family, they are refugees and those who come here illegally are infiltrators."
23:05 December 09
Union Home Minister Amit Shah
"Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) is ours, the people there are also ours. Even today, we have reserved 24 seats for them in the Jammu & Kashmir assembly," Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Lok Sabha.
22:54 December 09
Home Minister Amit Shah
"In 1991, the Hindu population was 84% & in 2011, it was 79%. In 1991, Muslim population was 9.8% & today it's 14.23%. We have done no discrimination on basis of religion & in future as well, there will be no discrimination based on religion."
22:44 December 09
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Citizenship Amendment Bill in Lok Sabha: Under no dimension, this bill is unconstitutional, or is against Article 14.
22:30 December 09
SS Badal, Shiromani Akali Dal on Citizenship Amendment Bill 2019, "Why don't we add names of Muslims? There are cases of Muslims being persecuted within their religion. I'll give you an example of Ahmadiyya community in Punjab, Qadian is their HQ all over the world. They're minority Muslims in Pakistan."
20:17 December 09
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi tears apart a copy of Citizenship Amendment Bill during the debate in Lok Sabha.
"This is the second partition, you are making Muslims stateless. The Bill is an insult of the freedom fighters."
19:56 December 09
AR Chaudhary, Congress
"Entire ethos of our democracy is equality and talking about Article 14&15, I am not convinced by the Home Minister, it will be struck down in Supreme Court. I request him to rethink of it and please withdraw the bill," Supriya Sule, NCP on Citizenship Amendment Bill 2019 in Lok Sabha.
19:27 December 09
Afzal Ansari, BSP in Lok Sabha:"The National President of BSP, Mayawati ji had earlier only stated that Citizenship Amendment Bill is unconstitutional & opposed it. Today as well, we stand here against the bill."
19:14 December 09
Afzal Ansari, BSP
JD(U) in support of CAB
Rajiv Ranjan Singh, JD (U) in Lok Sabha said, "We support this bill. This bill should not be seen in the light of Indian citizens, both majority and minority. If persecuted minorities of Pakistan are given Indian citizenship then I think this is the right thing."
18:50 December 09
Rajiv Ranjan Singh, JD (U)
Abhishek Banerjee, TMC in Lok Sabha: "Swami Vivekananda would be shell shocked if was here seeing this bill as it is against his idea of India. BJP's idea of India is divisive. It will be disastrous if we ignore words of Mahatma Gandhi and not heed the advice of Sardar Patel."
18:35 December 09
Abhishek Banerjee, TMC
Manish Tewari, Congress MP says CAB is against the Fundamental Right to Equality
"CAB is unconstitutional, the bill is biased and divisive. This is against article 14, article 15, article 21, article 25 and 26 of the Indian constitution. This bill is against the basic right to equality. Today Home Minister said that Congress is responsible for partition on the basis of religion. I want to make it clear that the foundation for two-nation theory was laid in 1935 in Ahmedabad by Savarkar in a Hindu Mahasabha session, & not Congress "
17:21 December 09
Manish Tewari, Congress MP
Home Minister Amit Shah: "We are including Manipur in Inner Line Permit system, this big issue has now been resolved. I thank PM Modi on behalf of people of Manipur for fulfilling this long-standing demand."
He also said that, "Those who fled their countries, had to flee because they suffered oppression. They are living in poor conditions in India, no right to education, government jobs, or to vote etc. Tolerance is our virtue, we accept change and assimilate it in our 'sanskruti'. We accept the secular values of the country."
17:10 December 09
"In 1947, all refugees which came in, all were accepted by the Indian constitution, there would hardly be any region of the country where refugees from West and East Pakistan didn't settle. From Manmohan Singh ji to LK Advani ji, all belong to this category," the Home Minister added.
16:58 December 09
Amit Shah
Home Minister Amit Shah counters the opposition's charges over Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2019.
"CAB stands for justice, there will be no injustice to anyone. There is no political agenda behind the bill," Amit Shah said.
16:42 December 09
Home Minister Amit Shah
The Arms (Amendment) Bill, 2019 passed by Lok Sabha
16:39 December 09
Home Minister Amit Shah on Arms(amendment) bill 2019, "Sportspersons will not be affected by this, we have kept in mind that no sportsperson has any problem during his or her shooting practice."
16:27 December 09
Home Minister Amit Shah
In the discussion over the Arms (Amendment) Bill in the Lok Sabha, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi said," Why should an MP or MLA get security from the government? Why should this be a burden on the taxpayers, if the common men and women in our country are unsafe?"
16:05 December 09
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi
Lok Sabha begins the discussion on Arms (Amendment) Bill
BJP MP Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore addresses the Parliament.
15:46 December 09
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
AAP to vote against CAB
"Citizenship Amendment Bill is BJP's attempt to end democracy in India, Aam Aadmi Party to oppose it in Parliament," AAP MP Sanjay Singh said.
15:03 December 09
NRC, CAB will be never allowed in WB as long as TMC is in power: Mamata
Addressing a victory rally at Kharagpur - where her party TMC won the recent bypolls, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee gave a clarion call to oppose NRC and Citizenship (Amendment) Bill and said not a single citizen of the country will be allowed to turn a refugee.
Giving assurances that NRC and CAB will be never allowed in Bengal as long as the TMC is in power, Banerjee said NRC and CAB are both two sides of a coin.
14:45 December 09
Indigenous People's Front protests in Agartala
Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (IPFT) staged a protest in Agartala against the Citizenship Amendment Bill.
14:34 December 09
Division of votes on the introduction of the Bill:
Ayes: 293
Noes: 82
Total: 375
The Citizenship Amendment Bill has been tabled.
13:38 December 09
Had Cong not split nation on basis of religion, CAB would not have been required: Shah
Attacking the Congress, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that the Citizenship Amendment Bill would not have been required had the Congress not divided the nation on the basis of religion.
13:27 December 09
Indira govt allowed Citizenship to those from Bangladesh: Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that the Indira Gandhi government allowed Citizenship for those who came from Bangladesh after the 1971 war. He questioned why Pakistan was excluded from the law, recalling how the previous governments approved citizenship to those who came from Uganda. Citizenship across the world is granted based on "reasonable classification."
13:19 December 09
Bill does not violate any Article of the Constitution: Amit Shah
"No part of the Citizenship Amendment Bill violates any part of the Constitution. Article 14 of the Constitution - providing for equality before the law - does allow reasonable laws to be framed," Union Home Minister Amit Shah said.
13:09 December 09
Save Amit Shah, his name will be taken along with Hitler: Owaisi
Opposing the introduction of the Bill, AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi said the Bill is arbitrary in nature and violates the fundamental rights. He further requested the Speaker to "prevent" Home Minister Amit Shah from getting his name taken in the same breath as "Hitler".
"I appeal to you (Speaker), save the country from such a law and save Home Minister also. Otherwise, like in Nuremberg race laws and Israel's citizenship act, Home Minister's name will be featured with Hitler and David Ben-Gurion," he said.
12:57 December 09
Bill assault on India's foundational values: Tharoor
Opposing the introduction of the Bill, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said that the Bill is an assault on the foundational values of India.
12:56 December 09
Bill does not name Muslims in any way: Shah
IUML MP PK Kunhalikutty said that the Bill is against the Constitution and hence the government should withdraw the Bill.
Home Minister Amit Shah responded by saying that the Bill does not name Muslims in anyway.
Kunhalikutty then replied that the Bill has named all other communities other then Muslims.
12:45 December 09
First time in India's history that religion will become basis of Citizenship: Premachandran
Opposing the introduction of the Bill in the House, RSP MP NK Premachandran said this is the first time in the legislative history of India that religion has become a basis for providing citizenship. He added that the Bill will not uphold itself in court.
12:38 December 09
Bill not against minorities: Shah
As Opposition parties created ruckus in the House, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said, "Not even 0.01 per cent, this Bill is not against the minorities."
12:29 December 09
Ruckus in Lok Sabha over CAB
A ruckus ensued in the House after Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said the Citizenship Amendment Bill was against minorities after Union Home Minister Amit Shah sought the House's leave to introduce the Bill.
12:26 December 09
Will oppose CAB at all costs: Akhilesh
Samajwadi Party President and MP from Uttar Pradesh's Azamgarh, Akhilesh Yadav said that his party will oppose the Citizenship Amendment Bill "at all costs."
12:04 December 09
Protest against CAB at Jantar Mantar
All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) stages protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar against the Citizenship Amendment Bill.
11:37 December 09
UP Shia Waqf Board wants community to be included in CAB
According to reports, Uttar Pradesh Shia Central Waqf Board chairman Wasim Rizvi has written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, requesting him to include Shia community in the Citizenship Amendment Bill.
11:36 December 09
CAB against Constitution, won't let it pass: Ajmal
Expressing that the Citizenship Amendment Bill is against the Constitution, All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) MP from Assam, Badruddin Ajmal said, "We will reject this Bill and Opposition is with us on it. We will not let this Bill pass."
11:36 December 09
'Cab' ride with divisive driver: Kapil Sibal
"CAB is a cab ride with a divisive driver to: destabilise, destroy our polity values both societal and constitutional with an eye only on political dividends. Hath milao Desh bachao!" Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal in a tweet.
10:02 December 09
-
CAB is a cab ride with a divisive driver to :
— Kapil Sibal (@KapilSibal) December 9, 2019 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
destabilise
destroy
our
polity
values
both societal and constitutional
with an eye only on political dividends
Hath milao Desh bachao !
">CAB is a cab ride with a divisive driver to :
— Kapil Sibal (@KapilSibal) December 9, 2019
destabilise
destroy
our
polity
values
both societal and constitutional
with an eye only on political dividends
Hath milao Desh bachao !CAB is a cab ride with a divisive driver to :
— Kapil Sibal (@KapilSibal) December 9, 2019
destabilise
destroy
our
polity
values
both societal and constitutional
with an eye only on political dividends
Hath milao Desh bachao !
Sena accuses Centre of 'invisible Hindu-Muslim partition'
In an editorial in the party mouthpiece 'Saamna', the Shiv Sena questionned whether "selective acceptance" of Hindu illegal immigrants will act as a trigger for a religious war in the country and accused the Centre of apparently doing an "invisible partition" of Hindus and Muslims over the bill. The Uddhav Thackeray-led party also said "vote bank politics" under the garb of the bill (CAB) is not in the interest of the country.
10:00 December 09
Vociferous protests across Assam, bandh called at several places
Assam woke up to vehement protests against the Citizenship Amendment Bill as Home Minister Amit Shah is all set to table the contentious Bill in the Lok Sabha today. All Assam Chutia Students' Union announced a 12-hour-badh at Dhemaji, while Assam Yuva Manch, All Assam Koch Rajbongshi Students' Union and other bodies have called for a bandh at Sivsagar. Protesters were also seen blocking roads by burning tyres at Teok in Jorhat district.
08:34 December 09
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah is all set to move the controversial Citizenship Amendment Bill on Monday, in the Lok Sabha. The matter is listed in the day's business for the Lok Sabha.
This move comes days after the Union Cabinet last Wednesday approved the Bill. Responding to questions after the Cabinet meeting, Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar had said the Citizenship Amendment Bill takes care of India's interests.
"I am confident that when the Bill's provisions are announced, Assam, Northeast and the entire country will welcome it."
Read: Citizenship (Amendment) Bill faces nationwide opposition
According to reports, three northeastern states -- Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Mizoram -- where the Inner Line Permit (ILP) regime is applicable will be out of the purview of the CAB that created a political row in the area in the run-up to the 2019 general election. The ILP is an official travel document issued by the government of India to allow inward travel of an Indian citizen into a protected area for a limited period.
The politically sensitive Bill, which has already ruffled the feathers of the Opposition, will leave out tribal areas of Assam, Meghalaya and Tripura as well, sources said. These are the tribal areas where autonomous councils and districts were created under the 6th Schedule of the Constitution.
Read: Two different laws for one country: CPI(M)'s Hannan Mollah on exclusion of 3 NE states from CAB
The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 that seeks to provide Indian nationality to Hindus, Christians, Sikhs, Parsis, Jains and Buddhists fleeing persecution in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh, has already faced cold vibes from opposition with the Congress calling it "unconstitutional".
Minority outfits too have lashed out against the Bill for leaving out Muslims and also on the ground that it is at odds with the Constitution, which does not differentiate between citizens on the basis of their faith.
CPM has already held a press conference on Sunday to announce that they will move two amendments to the proposed Bill.
Read: Congress parliamentary strategy group meet over CAB; says will oppose the bill
08:07 December 09
Amid widespread protests, Shah to table CAB in LS today
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah is all set to move the controversial Citizenship Amendment Bill on Monday, in the Lok Sabha. The matter is listed in the day's business for the Lok Sabha.
This move comes days after the Union Cabinet last Wednesday approved the Bill. Responding to questions after the Cabinet meeting, Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar had said the Citizenship Amendment Bill takes care of India's interests.
"I am confident that when the Bill's provisions are announced, Assam, Northeast and the entire country will welcome it."
Read: Citizenship (Amendment) Bill faces nationwide opposition
According to reports, three northeastern states -- Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Mizoram -- where the Inner Line Permit (ILP) regime is applicable will be out of the purview of the CAB that created a political row in the area in the run-up to the 2019 general election. The ILP is an official travel document issued by the government of India to allow inward travel of an Indian citizen into a protected area for a limited period.
The politically sensitive Bill, which has already ruffled the feathers of the Opposition, will leave out tribal areas of Assam, Meghalaya and Tripura as well, sources said. These are the tribal areas where autonomous councils and districts were created under the 6th Schedule of the Constitution.
Read: Two different laws for one country: CPI(M)'s Hannan Mollah on exclusion of 3 NE states from CAB
The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 that seeks to provide Indian nationality to Hindus, Christians, Sikhs, Parsis, Jains and Buddhists fleeing persecution in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh, has already faced cold vibes from opposition with the Congress calling it "unconstitutional".
Minority outfits too have lashed out against the Bill for leaving out Muslims and also on the ground that it is at odds with the Constitution, which does not differentiate between citizens on the basis of their faith.
CPM has already held a press conference on Sunday to announce that they will move two amendments to the proposed Bill.
Read: Congress parliamentary strategy group meet over CAB; says will oppose the bill
03:38 December 10
Lok Sabha passes Citizenship (Amendment) Bill with 311 votes in favour of the bill and 80 against it.
Lok Sabha passes Citizenship (Amendment) Bill
00:11 December 10
23:42 December 09
Voting is underway in Lok Sabha over CAB
23:34 December 09
"Congress is such a secular party that it has Muslim League as a partner in Kerala and Shiv Sena as its partner in Maharashtra," Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Lok Sabha.
23:13 December 09
Home Minister Amit Shah
"There is a difference between a refugee and an infiltrator. Those who come here due to persecution, to save their religion & the honour of the women of their family, they are refugees and those who come here illegally are infiltrators."
23:05 December 09
Union Home Minister Amit Shah
"Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) is ours, the people there are also ours. Even today, we have reserved 24 seats for them in the Jammu & Kashmir assembly," Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Lok Sabha.
22:54 December 09
Home Minister Amit Shah
"In 1991, the Hindu population was 84% & in 2011, it was 79%. In 1991, Muslim population was 9.8% & today it's 14.23%. We have done no discrimination on basis of religion & in future as well, there will be no discrimination based on religion."
22:44 December 09
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Citizenship Amendment Bill in Lok Sabha: Under no dimension, this bill is unconstitutional, or is against Article 14.
22:30 December 09
SS Badal, Shiromani Akali Dal on Citizenship Amendment Bill 2019, "Why don't we add names of Muslims? There are cases of Muslims being persecuted within their religion. I'll give you an example of Ahmadiyya community in Punjab, Qadian is their HQ all over the world. They're minority Muslims in Pakistan."
20:17 December 09
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi tears apart a copy of Citizenship Amendment Bill during the debate in Lok Sabha.
"This is the second partition, you are making Muslims stateless. The Bill is an insult of the freedom fighters."
19:56 December 09
AR Chaudhary, Congress
"Entire ethos of our democracy is equality and talking about Article 14&15, I am not convinced by the Home Minister, it will be struck down in Supreme Court. I request him to rethink of it and please withdraw the bill," Supriya Sule, NCP on Citizenship Amendment Bill 2019 in Lok Sabha.
19:27 December 09
Afzal Ansari, BSP in Lok Sabha:"The National President of BSP, Mayawati ji had earlier only stated that Citizenship Amendment Bill is unconstitutional & opposed it. Today as well, we stand here against the bill."
19:14 December 09
Afzal Ansari, BSP
JD(U) in support of CAB
Rajiv Ranjan Singh, JD (U) in Lok Sabha said, "We support this bill. This bill should not be seen in the light of Indian citizens, both majority and minority. If persecuted minorities of Pakistan are given Indian citizenship then I think this is the right thing."
18:50 December 09
Rajiv Ranjan Singh, JD (U)
Abhishek Banerjee, TMC in Lok Sabha: "Swami Vivekananda would be shell shocked if was here seeing this bill as it is against his idea of India. BJP's idea of India is divisive. It will be disastrous if we ignore words of Mahatma Gandhi and not heed the advice of Sardar Patel."
18:35 December 09
Abhishek Banerjee, TMC
Manish Tewari, Congress MP says CAB is against the Fundamental Right to Equality
"CAB is unconstitutional, the bill is biased and divisive. This is against article 14, article 15, article 21, article 25 and 26 of the Indian constitution. This bill is against the basic right to equality. Today Home Minister said that Congress is responsible for partition on the basis of religion. I want to make it clear that the foundation for two-nation theory was laid in 1935 in Ahmedabad by Savarkar in a Hindu Mahasabha session, & not Congress "
17:21 December 09
Manish Tewari, Congress MP
Home Minister Amit Shah: "We are including Manipur in Inner Line Permit system, this big issue has now been resolved. I thank PM Modi on behalf of people of Manipur for fulfilling this long-standing demand."
He also said that, "Those who fled their countries, had to flee because they suffered oppression. They are living in poor conditions in India, no right to education, government jobs, or to vote etc. Tolerance is our virtue, we accept change and assimilate it in our 'sanskruti'. We accept the secular values of the country."
17:10 December 09
"In 1947, all refugees which came in, all were accepted by the Indian constitution, there would hardly be any region of the country where refugees from West and East Pakistan didn't settle. From Manmohan Singh ji to LK Advani ji, all belong to this category," the Home Minister added.
16:58 December 09
Amit Shah
Home Minister Amit Shah counters the opposition's charges over Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2019.
"CAB stands for justice, there will be no injustice to anyone. There is no political agenda behind the bill," Amit Shah said.
16:42 December 09
Home Minister Amit Shah
The Arms (Amendment) Bill, 2019 passed by Lok Sabha
16:39 December 09
Home Minister Amit Shah on Arms(amendment) bill 2019, "Sportspersons will not be affected by this, we have kept in mind that no sportsperson has any problem during his or her shooting practice."
16:27 December 09
Home Minister Amit Shah
In the discussion over the Arms (Amendment) Bill in the Lok Sabha, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi said," Why should an MP or MLA get security from the government? Why should this be a burden on the taxpayers, if the common men and women in our country are unsafe?"
16:05 December 09
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi
Lok Sabha begins the discussion on Arms (Amendment) Bill
BJP MP Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore addresses the Parliament.
15:46 December 09
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
AAP to vote against CAB
"Citizenship Amendment Bill is BJP's attempt to end democracy in India, Aam Aadmi Party to oppose it in Parliament," AAP MP Sanjay Singh said.
15:03 December 09
NRC, CAB will be never allowed in WB as long as TMC is in power: Mamata
Addressing a victory rally at Kharagpur - where her party TMC won the recent bypolls, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee gave a clarion call to oppose NRC and Citizenship (Amendment) Bill and said not a single citizen of the country will be allowed to turn a refugee.
Giving assurances that NRC and CAB will be never allowed in Bengal as long as the TMC is in power, Banerjee said NRC and CAB are both two sides of a coin.
14:45 December 09
Indigenous People's Front protests in Agartala
Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (IPFT) staged a protest in Agartala against the Citizenship Amendment Bill.
14:34 December 09
Division of votes on the introduction of the Bill:
Ayes: 293
Noes: 82
Total: 375
The Citizenship Amendment Bill has been tabled.
13:38 December 09
Had Cong not split nation on basis of religion, CAB would not have been required: Shah
Attacking the Congress, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that the Citizenship Amendment Bill would not have been required had the Congress not divided the nation on the basis of religion.
13:27 December 09
Indira govt allowed Citizenship to those from Bangladesh: Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that the Indira Gandhi government allowed Citizenship for those who came from Bangladesh after the 1971 war. He questioned why Pakistan was excluded from the law, recalling how the previous governments approved citizenship to those who came from Uganda. Citizenship across the world is granted based on "reasonable classification."
13:19 December 09
Bill does not violate any Article of the Constitution: Amit Shah
"No part of the Citizenship Amendment Bill violates any part of the Constitution. Article 14 of the Constitution - providing for equality before the law - does allow reasonable laws to be framed," Union Home Minister Amit Shah said.
13:09 December 09
Save Amit Shah, his name will be taken along with Hitler: Owaisi
Opposing the introduction of the Bill, AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi said the Bill is arbitrary in nature and violates the fundamental rights. He further requested the Speaker to "prevent" Home Minister Amit Shah from getting his name taken in the same breath as "Hitler".
"I appeal to you (Speaker), save the country from such a law and save Home Minister also. Otherwise, like in Nuremberg race laws and Israel's citizenship act, Home Minister's name will be featured with Hitler and David Ben-Gurion," he said.
12:57 December 09
Bill assault on India's foundational values: Tharoor
Opposing the introduction of the Bill, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said that the Bill is an assault on the foundational values of India.
12:56 December 09
Bill does not name Muslims in any way: Shah
IUML MP PK Kunhalikutty said that the Bill is against the Constitution and hence the government should withdraw the Bill.
Home Minister Amit Shah responded by saying that the Bill does not name Muslims in anyway.
Kunhalikutty then replied that the Bill has named all other communities other then Muslims.
12:45 December 09
First time in India's history that religion will become basis of Citizenship: Premachandran
Opposing the introduction of the Bill in the House, RSP MP NK Premachandran said this is the first time in the legislative history of India that religion has become a basis for providing citizenship. He added that the Bill will not uphold itself in court.
12:38 December 09
Bill not against minorities: Shah
As Opposition parties created ruckus in the House, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said, "Not even 0.01 per cent, this Bill is not against the minorities."
12:29 December 09
Ruckus in Lok Sabha over CAB
A ruckus ensued in the House after Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said the Citizenship Amendment Bill was against minorities after Union Home Minister Amit Shah sought the House's leave to introduce the Bill.
12:26 December 09
Will oppose CAB at all costs: Akhilesh
Samajwadi Party President and MP from Uttar Pradesh's Azamgarh, Akhilesh Yadav said that his party will oppose the Citizenship Amendment Bill "at all costs."
12:04 December 09
Protest against CAB at Jantar Mantar
All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) stages protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar against the Citizenship Amendment Bill.
11:37 December 09
UP Shia Waqf Board wants community to be included in CAB
According to reports, Uttar Pradesh Shia Central Waqf Board chairman Wasim Rizvi has written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, requesting him to include Shia community in the Citizenship Amendment Bill.
11:36 December 09
CAB against Constitution, won't let it pass: Ajmal
Expressing that the Citizenship Amendment Bill is against the Constitution, All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) MP from Assam, Badruddin Ajmal said, "We will reject this Bill and Opposition is with us on it. We will not let this Bill pass."
11:36 December 09
'Cab' ride with divisive driver: Kapil Sibal
"CAB is a cab ride with a divisive driver to: destabilise, destroy our polity values both societal and constitutional with an eye only on political dividends. Hath milao Desh bachao!" Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal in a tweet.
10:02 December 09
-
CAB is a cab ride with a divisive driver to :
— Kapil Sibal (@KapilSibal) December 9, 2019 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
destabilise
destroy
our
polity
values
both societal and constitutional
with an eye only on political dividends
Hath milao Desh bachao !
">CAB is a cab ride with a divisive driver to :
— Kapil Sibal (@KapilSibal) December 9, 2019
destabilise
destroy
our
polity
values
both societal and constitutional
with an eye only on political dividends
Hath milao Desh bachao !CAB is a cab ride with a divisive driver to :
— Kapil Sibal (@KapilSibal) December 9, 2019
destabilise
destroy
our
polity
values
both societal and constitutional
with an eye only on political dividends
Hath milao Desh bachao !
Sena accuses Centre of 'invisible Hindu-Muslim partition'
In an editorial in the party mouthpiece 'Saamna', the Shiv Sena questionned whether "selective acceptance" of Hindu illegal immigrants will act as a trigger for a religious war in the country and accused the Centre of apparently doing an "invisible partition" of Hindus and Muslims over the bill. The Uddhav Thackeray-led party also said "vote bank politics" under the garb of the bill (CAB) is not in the interest of the country.
10:00 December 09
Vociferous protests across Assam, bandh called at several places
Assam woke up to vehement protests against the Citizenship Amendment Bill as Home Minister Amit Shah is all set to table the contentious Bill in the Lok Sabha today. All Assam Chutia Students' Union announced a 12-hour-badh at Dhemaji, while Assam Yuva Manch, All Assam Koch Rajbongshi Students' Union and other bodies have called for a bandh at Sivsagar. Protesters were also seen blocking roads by burning tyres at Teok in Jorhat district.
08:34 December 09
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah is all set to move the controversial Citizenship Amendment Bill on Monday, in the Lok Sabha. The matter is listed in the day's business for the Lok Sabha.
This move comes days after the Union Cabinet last Wednesday approved the Bill. Responding to questions after the Cabinet meeting, Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar had said the Citizenship Amendment Bill takes care of India's interests.
"I am confident that when the Bill's provisions are announced, Assam, Northeast and the entire country will welcome it."
Read: Citizenship (Amendment) Bill faces nationwide opposition
According to reports, three northeastern states -- Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Mizoram -- where the Inner Line Permit (ILP) regime is applicable will be out of the purview of the CAB that created a political row in the area in the run-up to the 2019 general election. The ILP is an official travel document issued by the government of India to allow inward travel of an Indian citizen into a protected area for a limited period.
The politically sensitive Bill, which has already ruffled the feathers of the Opposition, will leave out tribal areas of Assam, Meghalaya and Tripura as well, sources said. These are the tribal areas where autonomous councils and districts were created under the 6th Schedule of the Constitution.
Read: Two different laws for one country: CPI(M)'s Hannan Mollah on exclusion of 3 NE states from CAB
The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 that seeks to provide Indian nationality to Hindus, Christians, Sikhs, Parsis, Jains and Buddhists fleeing persecution in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh, has already faced cold vibes from opposition with the Congress calling it "unconstitutional".
Minority outfits too have lashed out against the Bill for leaving out Muslims and also on the ground that it is at odds with the Constitution, which does not differentiate between citizens on the basis of their faith.
CPM has already held a press conference on Sunday to announce that they will move two amendments to the proposed Bill.
Read: Congress parliamentary strategy group meet over CAB; says will oppose the bill
08:07 December 09
Amid widespread protests, Shah to table CAB in LS today
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah is all set to move the controversial Citizenship Amendment Bill on Monday, in the Lok Sabha. The matter is listed in the day's business for the Lok Sabha.
This move comes days after the Union Cabinet last Wednesday approved the Bill. Responding to questions after the Cabinet meeting, Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar had said the Citizenship Amendment Bill takes care of India's interests.
"I am confident that when the Bill's provisions are announced, Assam, Northeast and the entire country will welcome it."
Read: Citizenship (Amendment) Bill faces nationwide opposition
According to reports, three northeastern states -- Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Mizoram -- where the Inner Line Permit (ILP) regime is applicable will be out of the purview of the CAB that created a political row in the area in the run-up to the 2019 general election. The ILP is an official travel document issued by the government of India to allow inward travel of an Indian citizen into a protected area for a limited period.
The politically sensitive Bill, which has already ruffled the feathers of the Opposition, will leave out tribal areas of Assam, Meghalaya and Tripura as well, sources said. These are the tribal areas where autonomous councils and districts were created under the 6th Schedule of the Constitution.
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The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 that seeks to provide Indian nationality to Hindus, Christians, Sikhs, Parsis, Jains and Buddhists fleeing persecution in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh, has already faced cold vibes from opposition with the Congress calling it "unconstitutional".
Minority outfits too have lashed out against the Bill for leaving out Muslims and also on the ground that it is at odds with the Constitution, which does not differentiate between citizens on the basis of their faith.
CPM has already held a press conference on Sunday to announce that they will move two amendments to the proposed Bill.
Read: Congress parliamentary strategy group meet over CAB; says will oppose the bill
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Last Updated : Dec 10, 2019, 3:41 AM IST
