CAA India LIVE Updates: ‘Big win for human rights for persecuted religious minorities,’ say Indian American groups | Mint

CAA  India Live Updates: The Modi government on Monday i.e. March 11, 2024 notified the rules of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). The CAA was passed by the Parliament in 2019 amid huge protests across the country. The act expedites the citizenship process for non-Muslim migrants – including Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists, Parsis, and Christians – who migrated from Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Afghanistan and arrived in India before 2014. The Act has faced numerous delays and continued criticism from the Opposition parties.

Applications have to be submitted online through a newly formed portal with citizenship hopefuls declaring the year in which they entered India without travel documents. “The applications will be submitted in a completely online mode for which a web portal has been provided,” it added.

After earlier speculations of the CAA rules likely to be notified today, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said, “Let me see the rules first. The notification has not been issued yet. If people are deprived of their rights under the rules, then we will fight against it. This is BJP’s publicity for elections, it is nothing else.”

12 Mar 2024, 08:06:07 PM IST

CAA Live Updates: TMC to hold roadshow against CAA in West Bengal’s Siliguri

“The TMC to hold a roadshow against CAA in Siliguri, West Bengal tomorrow. CM Mamata Banerjee to take part in the roadshow. The roadshow will begin from Mainak and end at Venus More, in Siliguri,” said West Bengal Minister Aroop Biswas.

12 Mar 2024, 04:23:54 PM IST

CAA India LIVE: Will oppose CAA legally, says Kerala LoP VD Satheesan

Congress leader and Kerala LoP VD Satheesan said, “This is a step taken to divide the country. This is a step by the BJP government, just ahead of Lok Sabha elections, to reap political benefits. We will strongly oppose this…we will make all efforts to oppose this legally as well. We will never support such steps that decide citizenship according to the religion of people”

12 Mar 2024, 03:46:00 PM IST

CAA India LIVE Updates: Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar says ‘this bill does not prejudice anybody’

Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar appealed “to everybody, including those in the Muslim community to read the bill”. He said this bill does not prejudice anybody. “This type of taking a bill and trying to use falsehood and misinformation to score some political points is shameful,” he added. 

“BJP whenever it commits to something in its manifesto, it has a track record of fulfilling it. It is unfortunate that a bill legislated by Parliament which does not impact anybody today except those being persecuted for religion in three countries -Pakistan, Bangladesh & Afghanistan -is unfortunate that the bill is being made a political football. This is a humanitarian legislation,” Chandrasekhar said.

12 Mar 2024, 03:36:48 PM IST

CAA India LIVE: Asaduddin Owaisi reacts to CAA implementation; Here’s what he said

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi said one needs to look at the CAA in association with National Register of Citizens (NRC) and National Population Register (NPR). “Union Home Minister Amit Shah took my name in the Parliament and said that NRC and NPR will be implemented…it’s on record…Their (BJP) main aim is to implement NPR and NRC in the country…,” Owaisi said.

12 Mar 2024, 02:53:28 PM IST

CAA India LIVE: Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin says CAA will not be implemented in state

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin said the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) will not be implemented in the state.

12 Mar 2024, 02:17:36 PM IST

CAA India Live: Jammu and Kashmir’s ex-CM Mehbooba Mufti says, BJP following Hindu Mahasabha’s concept of two nation theory

CAA India Live: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday charged at the ruling party at the centre and alleged BJP of following the Hindu Mahasabha’s concept of two nation theory by implementing the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).

The former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir said that BJP is implementing the CAA, even when the matter is pending before the Supreme Court. She called it an attempt to divert attention from the government’s failures.

Mehbooba Mufti, in a social media post on X stated, “77 years after partition, BJP is still wedded to the concept of two nation theory of Hindu Mahasabha. To further their agenda they have thus implemented CAA to create another partition among our people”.

She added, “This sudden urgency in its implementation despite the case being pending in honourable SC, is a desperate attempt to divert attention from its all round failures and engage people in hate politics. Appeal all communities especially Muslims not to walk into their trap.” 

12 Mar 2024, 01:43:44 PM IST

CAA India Live: Home Affairs Ministry launches Indian citizenship portal 

CAA India Live: The Ministry of Home Affairs on Tuesday launched a portal to apply for Indian citizenship under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019, as per media reports. The portal’s launch comes a day after the government notified CAA rules.

Spokesperson familiar with the matter said, “The Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2024 under the CAA-2019 have been notified. A new portal has been launched, persons eligible under CAA-2019 can apply for citizenship on this portal indiancitizenshiponline.nic.in.” 

Subsequently, a mobile app ‘CAA-2019’ will be launched to facilitate applications.

12 Mar 2024, 01:29:04 PM IST

CAA India Live: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee says, ‘Game of taking away….’

CAA India Live: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said, “This is game of taking away people’s rights.” She added, “All your rights would be snatched, you would be branded ‘illegal’. This is a game to strip you off your rights…You will be taken to detention camp…., I will not let anyone be taken away from Bengal.”

12 Mar 2024, 01:27:14 PM IST

CAA India Live: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee doubtful over CAA legal validity, says ‘No clarity in CAA rules’  

CAA India Live: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said there is no clarity in CAA rules notified by Centre and expressed doubts over their legal validity.

12 Mar 2024, 12:36:25 PM IST

CAA India Live: Shashi Tharoor terms CAA morally and constitutionally incorrect, says ‘religion won’t be the basis of our nationhood’

CAA India Live: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor termed CAA as a law both morally and constitutionally incorrect. He noted, “The basis on which partition occurred, was one country saying that religion was the basis of their country, and they went on and created Pakistan and Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Maulana Azad, Dr Ambedkar, had said that religion won’t be the basis of our nationhood. Our struggle for freedom is for everyone, and the constitution and nation we create will be for everyone.”

He added, “It is clearly timed, four years after the passage of the bill, for their benefit in these elections.” He expressed support towards the decision of the Indian Union Muslim League to approach the Supreme Court against CAA enactment.

The Congress MP declared that if the INDIA alliance and the Congress party assume power, they will unequivocally withdraw this provision of the law and include it as a part of their manifesto. He stated, “We will not support introducing religion into our citizenship and into our nation’s life.” 

12 Mar 2024, 11:59:23 AM IST

CAA India Live: Assam CM threatens to resign, says ‘If a single person who has not applied for NRC gets citizenship, I will…’

CAA India Live: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on March 12 said that There is nothing new about the CAA as it was enacted earlier. He stated that will be the first to resign if any person, who has not applied for National Register of Citizens (NRC), gets citizenship.

He said, ”I am a son of Assam and if a single person who has not applied for NRC gets citizenship, I will be the first to resign.”

The anti-CAA protesters claim that lakhs of people will enter the state after the implementation of the CAA. He added, ”If this happens, I will be the first to protest.” 

Citing that the time has come for application on the portal, the CM said, “The data on the portal will speak now, and it will become clear whether the claims of those opposing the Act stand factually correct or not.” 

12 Mar 2024, 11:39:40 AM IST

CAA India Live: PM Modi has done a good job by giving citizenship to persecuted minorities, says Haryana minister

CAA India Live: Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi over implementation of CAA. He said, “Those who could not come to India at the time of partition and were persecuted on the basis of religion in these different countries.”

He added, “People who came to India before 2014 had no rights here, so PM Modi has done a good job by giving them citizenship so that they can also live their lives with dignity and raise their children.”

12 Mar 2024, 11:25:59 AM IST

CAA India Live: Amid tight security in national capital, Delhi Police and Paramilitary forces lead flag march

CAA India Live: Delhi Police and Paramilitary forces were deployed in the national capital following implementation of rules for the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019. The North East DCP Joy Tirkey on Monday said, “We have made arrangements in the North East district. Our experience in 2020 was unpleasant which resulted in heavy loss. The rules will be notified today and we were alerted by the Police Headquarters,” .

North East DCP Tirkey informed that the police had a meeting of the Aman Committee where the police briefed people of both communities.

He added, “We have tagged the potential troublemakers and some known criminals. We are in touch with our beat constables and keeping an eye on social media too. We are doing a flag march for two days and will have an extensive flag march from Tuesday. Special care will be taken in sensitive areas through drones.” 

12 Mar 2024, 11:10:44 AM IST

CAA India Live: Pakistani woman Seema Haider praises Centre’s CAA move

CAA India Live: Pakistani national Seema Haider, who illegally entered India with her four children last year, on Monday praised the Centre’s move over Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) rules notification. She married Greater Noida resident Sachin Meena and claims to have adopted Hinduism as her religion. She claimed that the CAA would help her get Indian citizenship and lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the decision.

12 Mar 2024, 11:05:22 AM IST

CAA India Live: ‘CAA is not against any single religion or community,’ says PIB

CAA India Live: Press Information Bureau (PIB) in a social media post on X stated,

• CAA will not take away citizenship of any Indian citizen irrespective of religion. It’s not against any single religion/ community
• It’s an enabling law only to provide citizenship to persecuted minorities from neighboring countries – Afghanistan, Pakistan & Bangladesh

12 Mar 2024, 10:59:17 AM IST

CAA India Live: ‘CAA is nothing but a logical progression of the governance system,’ says West Bengal Governor

CAA India Live: West Bengal Governor, CV Ananda Bose said that CAA is nothing but a logical progression of the governance system. He stated, “That is a law which was passed by Parliament, rule and regulations being made. This is nothing but a logical progression of the governance system.”

He said that the state of Bengal deserves peace and harmony and hence Central forces are deployed to maintain the same. He added, “Rowdyism going on in certain pockets will not be allowed.”

12 Mar 2024, 10:47:53 AM IST

CAA India Live: ‘Brothers left the country but did not leave their religion, such people should…’ says BJP leader Manjinder Singh

CAA India Live: BJP leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa welcoming the CAA law said, “I thank Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah. It was our demand for a long time that CAA should be implemented in the country and our brothers who have come from Afghanistan, Pakistan or Bangladesh, who were tortured because of their religion and were forced to leave their religion.”

He added, “They left the country but did not leave their religion, such people should be given citizenship of India.”

12 Mar 2024, 10:43:11 AM IST

CAA India Live: Security tightened in Delhi as police take out flag march following CAA implementation

CAA India Live: Security was tightened in several locations across Delhi following the implementation of CAA. Police and RAF held flag march in Delhi’s Seelampur area.

12 Mar 2024, 10:32:43 AM IST

CAA India Live: ‘Doing all these things to spread atmosphere of anarchy,’ says Shiv Sena  

CAA India Live: Shiv Sena (UBT) spokesperson Anand Dubey charged at BJP for the timing to bring a law just before Lok Sabha polls. He said, “We are sitting in March 2024, if you wanted to bring a law, you had 10 years, you could have brought the law, now when the code of conduct will be imposed in 2-4 days, then you are bringing the law.”

He pointed out that the BJP-ruled centre is implementing the act to spread the atmosphere of anarchy just before elections. He said, ” Today you have implemented the Citizenship Amendment Act CAA, what will happen from this? There are elections ahead, that’s why you are doing all these things, just to spread the atmosphere of anarchy in this country, to win the elections.”

12 Mar 2024, 10:26:33 AM IST

CAA India Live: Mamata Banerjee tried to create confusion, Hindu refugees are very happy says West Bengal’s minister

CAA India Live: West Bengal’s Minister of Environment, Suvendu Adhikari slammed Mamata Banerjee while stating that she tried to create confusion as he said, “Hindu refugees in West Bengal are very happy…This is a very good step. This is not an attempt to snatch someone’s citizenship. Mamata Banerjee tried a lot to create confusion… This law is very clear…This is a law to give citizenship and not to take it away…”

12 Mar 2024, 10:21:25 AM IST

CAA India Live: Rajasthan’s minister says ‘Modi ki guarantee’ has been proved as displaced persons will get priority in getting citizenship

Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat from Rajasthan’s Jodhpur constituency claimed that ‘Modi ki guarantee’ has been proved with CAA. He said, “Displaced persons from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh who have entered India before 2014 will get priority in getting citizenship in the country. This will help lakhs of people who are staying in India. The law was passed in 2019, and the govt had the right to notify the rules. Today, ‘Modi ki guarantee’ has again been proved.”

12 Mar 2024, 10:17:32 AM IST

CAA India Live: ‘Every Muslim of India should welcome the CAA,’ says All India Muslim Jamaat President Maulana 

CAA India Live: All India Muslim Jamaat President Maulana, Shahabuddin Razvi Bareilvi tried to allay fears among the Muslim community after the CAA rule notification came out. 

He welcomed the legislation and said this should have been done much earlier but better late than never. He claimed that this law has nothing to do with Muslims while stating that there are a lot of misunderstandings among the Muslims regarding this law.

He added, “Earlier there was no law to provide citizenship to the non-Muslims coming from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh who faced atrocities based on religion…,” said the Maulana, speaking to reporters.

He suggested that Indian Muslims will not be affected by this law at all as it is not going to take away the citizenship of any Muslim. Over mas agitations he said, “In the past years, it has been seen that there were protests, it was because of misunderstandings. Some political people created misunderstandings among the Muslims… Every Muslim of India should welcome the CAA.” 

12 Mar 2024, 10:02:42 AM IST

CAA India Live: Amit Shah says, ‘CAA cannot snatch away anyone’s citizenship, it is an act to provide citizenship’ 

CAA India Live: Earlier in February, Union Home Minister Amit Shah claimed that CAA cannot take away anyone’s citizenship instead it is an act to provide citizenship to refugees. He had said, “Minorities in our country, and specially our Muslim community, are being provoked. CAA cannot snatch away anyone’s citizenship because there is no provision in the Act. CAA is an act to provide citizenship to refugees who were persecuted in Bangladesh and Pakistan.” 

12 Mar 2024, 09:50:50 AM IST

CAA India Live: ‘Govt committed historic blunder,’ says AIADMK leader

CAA India Live: AIADMK General Secretary, Edappadi K Palaniswami charged at the BJP-ruled centre for CAA rules notification. He claimed that the Union government has made a “historic blunder” with its implementation. He alleged the ruling party of dividing people to derive political mileage ahead of polls. While condemning BJP’s move on behalf of AIADMK he said the party will never allow any attempt to implement it against indigenous people–the Muslims and Sri Lankan Tamils. 

He pointed out that it was not implemented for the past five years and added, “The Central government has committed a historic blunder with this…AIADMK will join the people of the country to democratically oppose it.” 

12 Mar 2024, 09:33:22 AM IST

CAA India Live: Guwahati police warns against damage to public property during anti-CAA protest

CAA India Live: The Guwahati police in its notice threatened anti-CAA agitators against damage to public life and property during the protest.  The police warned protestors of legal action and recovery of total cost of damage to public and private properties from the organisation holding the protest under the provisions of law including Indian Penal Code and Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act, 1984.

12 Mar 2024, 09:04:13 AM IST

CAA India Live: ‘CAA will now allow anyone coming to Assam to become…’ says Congress leader

CAA India Live: Assam LoP and Congress leader Debabrata Saikia said, “Centre has declared that the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 is being imposed all over the country, including Assam. We were demanding that Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 should not be implemented in Assam as we have Assam Accord.

Debabrata Saikia added, “This new CAA will now allow anyone coming to Assam or India upto 31st December 2014 to become Indian citizen to stay in, to buy land, to buy property and enjoy all facilities. This is against Assam Accord which was accepted by all people of Assam.”

12 Mar 2024, 08:47:31 AM IST

CAA India Live: Opposition leader calls CAA a ‘communal act’

President of All India United Democratic Youth Front (AIUDYF), Jeherul Islam Badshah calls CAA a communal act. He said, “This is a communal Act. We have been opposing it from the beginning and we will continue to oppose it…Our party opposes it.” He claimed that communal sentiments are being spread across the country through CAA. He added, “This is an attempt to finish the language and culture of Assam…We oppose this as Assamese.”

12 Mar 2024, 08:39:33 AM IST

CAA Notification India Live Updates: ‘Timing…. is completely wrong,’ says Karnataka Deputy CM

Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar on the implementation of CAA said, “The timing of taking this decision is completely wrong. It was not needed for this country.”

12 Mar 2024, 08:25:12 AM IST

CAA Notification India Live Updates: Jairam Ramesh says, ‘ It took them 4 years and 3 months….’

CAA Notification India Live Updates: Congress General Secretary in-charge Communications, Jairam Ramesh critical of the timing relating to the rules of CAA that came in on Monday, charged at the BJP government. He said, “It took them 4 years and 3 months to bring this rule. The Bill was passed in December 2019. The law should have been formed within 3-6 months. Modi Government sought nine extensions from the Supreme Court and took 4 years and 3 months before notifying the rules last night. “

He added, “These are just for polarisation – to influence the elections in Bengal and Assam. If they were doing it honestly, why did they not bring it in 2020? They are bringing it now, one month before the elections. This is headline management…This is the strategy for social polarisation.”

12 Mar 2024, 07:57:17 AM IST

CAA Notification India Live Updates: Digvijaya Singh questions the need for a law says, ‘Centre can grant citizenship.…’

CAA Notification India Live Updates: Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh critical of the government’s move to expedite the citizenship process said, “What is CAA? Who has to be granted citizenship – they have brought a law for that. But there was no need for it. The Centre can grant citizenship even today if someone seeks it. So, what was the need for CAA?”

12 Mar 2024, 07:37:52 AM IST

CAA Notification India Live Updates: ‘This law is unconstitutional,’ says AIMIM leader

CAA Notification India Live Updates: AIMIM National spokesperson, Waris Pathan sceptical of the timing of announcement of CAA rules on March 11, ahead of Lok Sabha elections said, “Understand the chronology. Look at the timing. Dates are going to be announced, 2024 Lok Sabha elections are going to take place and the government suddenly thinks of notifying it. “

He added, “What was it doing for 5 years? Why not bring it earlier? That is why we say, the government is trying to polarise it before elections. They have failed on development fronts…They don’t have answers to questions. So, they have brought this. We objected to it earlier and we say today as well that this law is unconstitutional…We object to it.”

12 Mar 2024, 07:19:05 AM IST

CAA Notification India Live Updates: United Opposition Forum of Assam set to observe a state-wide hartal today

CAA Notification India Live Updates: The United Opposition Forum, Assam (UOFA) consisting of 16 parties announced a state-wide hartal on Tuesday and is set to take up other agitational programmes in a phased manner. Guwahati police issued a legal notice to these organisations that have called for a hartal in Assam to protest against the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA). 

12 Mar 2024, 06:55:37 AM IST

CAA Notification India Live Updates: ‘Big win for human rights,’ claims Indian American group

Pushpita Prasad of Coalition of Hindus of North America said that CAA is a big win for human rights for the persecuted religious minorities of Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan.

Pushpita Prasad stressed that CAA has no impact on existing Indian citizens of any faith. Explaining the process, she said that it simply fast-tracks the Indian citizenship process for approximately 31,000 religious minorities who fled Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan in the face of extreme and systemic persecution.

She added, “For instance, each year in Pakistan alone 1000 minor girls from minority communities are kidnapped, forcibly converted and ‘married’ to their abductors, with support from police and judicial authorities. As a result, petrified families with young kids have been fleeing to India for basic safety.”

12 Mar 2024, 06:50:01 AM IST

CAA Notification India Live Updates: ‘CAA protects vulnerable refugees in India,’ says Hindu American Foundation officer

CAA Notification India Live Updates: Hindu American Foundation (HAF) executive director Suhag Shukla said, “India’s Citizenship Amendment Act is long overdue and necessary. It protects some of the most vulnerable refugees in India, granting them the human rights they were denied in their home country, and the clear and expedited path to citizenship needed for them to begin rebuilding their lives.” 

11 Mar 2024, 11:57:33 PM IST

CAA Notification India Live Updates: Director (Census Operations) to head Empowered Committee to grant CAA citizenships

CAA Notification India Live Updates: An Empowered Committee headed by the Director (Census Operations) will decide on applications seeking Indian citizenship under the CAA and will have seven other members, a government notification on Monday said.

The members will be drawn from the Intelligence Bureau, Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRPO), Post Office and State Informatics Officers.

11 Mar 2024, 11:44:41 PM IST

CAA Notification India Live Updates: Security stepped up in Noida, police on ground

CAA Notification India Live Updates: The Uttar Pradesh Police on Monday stepped up security in Noida, adjoining Delhi, after the Centre announced implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, officials said.

Personnel from the police and the Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) have been deployed at locations such as markets, shopping malls, temples and mosques in Noida and Greater Noida of Gautam Buddh Nagar district while senior officers started on-ground inspections, they said.

Additional Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Shivhari Meena said, “Patrolling has been started by the Gautam Buddh Nagar police in view of upcoming festivals, Lok Sabha elections and the current sensitive situation. Paramilitary, local police and PAC teams are on the ground while all intelligence units are alert.”

11 Mar 2024, 11:40:33 PM IST

CAA Notification India Live Updates: CAA rules mandate continuous stay of one year in India before applying

CAA Notification India Live Updates: Those seeking Indian nationality under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 will become eligible to apply after spending at least 12 months in the country preceding the date of the application, according to the rules notified on Monday.

Also, the applicant will be eligible to get Indian citizenship if he has spent not less than six years in the country out of eight years immediately preceding those 12 months, the rules said.

11 Mar 2024, 11:11:33 PM IST

CAA Notification India Live Updates: It is morally and constitutionally wrong, Shashi Tharoor on CAA notification

Reacting to the CAA notification, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said, “It is morally and constitutionally wrong. Introducing religion as a criterion for citizenship goes against the principles of the Constitution. Throughout India’s history, citizenship has never been linked to religion. Specifying certain religions as eligible for fast-track citizenship while excluding one major religion is purely a communal exercise that will damage and divide the country.”

11 Mar 2024, 11:06:16 PM IST

CAA Notification India Live Updates: CAA is a much-needed humanitarian gesture!, says Porinju Veliyath, founder, Equity Intelligence India

Reacting to the CAA notification, Porinju Veliyath, founder and CEO of Equity Intelligence India said, “Bharat – Truly Secular and Most Democratic Nation🇮🇳 #CAA is a much-needed humanitarian gesture! 

11 Mar 2024, 11:00:23 PM IST

CAA Notification India Live Updates: UDA to organize protests across Kerala against implementation of CAA 

The United Democratic Front (UDF) will organize protests across the state on Tuesday against the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act by the central government

UDF Chairman and Opposition Leader VD Satheesan said in a press release that they will go ahead with widespread agitation programs. (ANI)

11 Mar 2024, 10:49:50 PM IST

CAA Notification India Live Updates: BJP just want to practice divisive politics, says Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge

CAA Notification India Live Updates: Reacting to CAA notification, Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge said, “The notification of CAA is just establishing the fact that they are doing unconstitutional things. This is already been discussed widely in the last couple of years and now just during the elections, if they are going to bring this up, it is very evident that they just want to practice divisive politics and they cannot win on a development platform…”

11 Mar 2024, 10:45:43 PM IST

CAA Notification India Live Updates: This is an act to give citizenship and not take it away, Delhi Haj Committee Chairman

CAA Notification India Live Updates: On the CAA notification, Delhi Haj Committee Chairman Kausar Jahan said, “I welcome this. This is an act to give citizenship and not take it away. The condition of Non-Muslims in our neighboring countries like Pakistan and Bangladesh is not good. If the govt wants to give them a respectful life, what is the problem with it? The Muslim community will not have any problem with this, there is no need to panic…”

11 Mar 2024, 10:40:31 PM IST

CAA Notification India Live Updates: JNU issues advisory, appeals students to maintain peace

CAA Notification India Live Updates: The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JUN) issued an advisory appealing to students to remain vigilant and maintain “peace and harmony” on campus hours after the Modi government notified the rules of Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA).

“In view of the ongoing students’ election process on campus and various events being organised by the student bodies, all stakeholders of the campus are appealed to remain vigilant and contribute to maintaining peace and harmony on campus,” the advisory said without mentioning if it was released in connection with the Centre’s move.

“The administration firmly reiterates its commitment to zero tolerance towards any form of violence or indiscipline on campus and appeals to all stakeholders of the campus to desist from all such activities,” it added.

11 Mar 2024, 10:31:47 PM IST

CAA Notification India Live Updates: Kejriwal slams Modi govt on X

CAA Notification India Live Updates:  Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal alleged that the Centre’s move is against the country and that it was “dirty politics” of the BJP to make poor people from neighbouring countries its vote bank in India, ANI reported.

Kejriwal wrote on X, “After ruling the country for 10 years, the Modi government has brought CAA ahead of the (Lok Sabha) elections. At a time when the poor and middle class are groaning due to inflation and unemployed youth are struggling from door to door for employment, instead of solving those real issues, these people have brought CAA.”

11 Mar 2024, 10:28:25 PM IST

CAA Notification India Live Updates: Celebrations erupt in Delhi’s Majnu ka Tilla after Centre notifies Citizenship Amendment Act

Pakistani refugees in Delhi’s Majnu ka Tila celebrate after the Centre notified the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act. Some of the refugees said they were elated as they “will finally be called Indian citizens”.

11 Mar 2024, 10:21:45 PM IST

CAA Notification India Live Updates: Another attempt to ‘manage headlines’ after SC’s strictures on electoral bonds, says Jairam Ramesh

CAA Notification India Live Updates: Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said the announcement is yet another attempt to “manage the headlines” after the Supreme Court’s strictures on Monday on the electoral bonds issue.

“After seeking nine extensions for the notification of the rules, the timing right before the elections is evidently designed to polarise the elections, especially in West Bengal and Assam,” he said. (PTI)

11 Mar 2024, 10:12:32 PM IST

CAA Notification India Live Updates: Pakistani refugees in Jodhpur celebrate after Centre notified CAA

CAA Notification India Live Updates: Pakistani refugees in Jodhpur celebrate after the Centre notified the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act. 

11 Mar 2024, 10:08:25 PM IST

CAA Notification India Live Updates: Protests erupt in Assam after Centre notifies Citizenship Amendment Act

CAA Notification India Live Updates: Protests have erupted in Assam after the central government notified the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), ANI reported.

All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) burned a copy replica of the CAA in Guwahati and other parts of the state, protesting against the Centre’s move to implement the CAA.

11 Mar 2024, 09:53:58 PM IST

CAA Notification India Live Updates: CAA implemented a few days before Lok Sabha elections, what does this show?, questions AAP leader Atishi 

CAA Notification India Live Updates: Delhi Minister Atishi has questioned the timing of the implementation of CAA. AAP leader said, “Just a few days before the Lok Sabha elections, CAA is being brought. What does this show? This shows that the Modi government knows that they haven’t done any work in the last 10 years…”

11 Mar 2024, 09:36:23 PM IST

CAA Notification India Live Updates: Protests erupt in Jamia Millia Islamia hours after CAA notification

CAA Notification India Live Updates: Protests erupted in the Jamia Millia Islamia hours after the Centre notified the rules of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), leading to heavy police deployment at the university, PTI reported.

A group of students led by the Muslim Students Federation (MSF) raised slogans against the Modi government and the Delhi Police.

Speaking to PTI, Jamia Acting Vice-Chancellor Eqbal Hussain said, “We have tightened security arrangements to avoid any kind of agitation on the campus. No protest against the CAA will be allowed by students or outsiders near the campus.”