[ad_1] Members of All Assam Student Union (AASU) Sonitpur Unit participate in a Mashal Rally as a protest march after the Central Government notified the rules for implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019, at Tezpur in Sonitpur. | Photo Credit: ANI Citizenship (Amendment) Act Rules silent on fate of rejected applicants As applications start…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Even as CMs of West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Kerala have threatened not to implement Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, state govts may have little leeway to block the Centre’s move to grant citizenship to minorities from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan.The constitutional scheme of things puts central govt exclusively in charge of all…
[ad_1] Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. | Photo Credit: PTI Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on March 12 said that he will be the first to resign if one person, who has not applied for National Register of Citizens (NRC), gets citizenship. His comment comes after protests erupted across Assam with Opposition parties…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The ministry of home affairs on Monday notified the Citizenship Amendment Rules. The rules will now facilitate minorities facing persecution on religious grounds in Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan to obtain Indian citizenship.The rule enables granting of citizenship to citizens of Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan belonging to Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Christian, Buddhist &…
