JD(U)’s national V-P Prashant Kishor "disappointed", national general secretary Pavan Varma says citizenship bill “unconstitutional and discriminatory”.
A number of JD(U) leaders have spoken out against the party’s decision to back the bill, which will alienate Muslims, who are 16% of the state’s population.
The next time Modi government conducts the NRC – in Assam and across India – it wants to make sure non-Muslims are protected and more Muslims are excluded.
US Commission on International Religious Freedom too criticises proposed law, has sought sanctions on Amit Shah & other leaders if citizenship bill becomes law.
BJP knows it is more alluring to keep talking about nationwide NRC than actually carrying out a complex process that can backfire, like it did in Assam.
Opening up the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill for debate in Lok Sabha, Amit Shah said the legislation was necessary since the Congress had "divided" India on the basis of religion.
Read full text of statement signed by more than 1,000 scientists & scholars who say they find it troubling that bill uses religion as a criterion to determine citizenship.
While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.
Taylor ‘Fema’ Hiester, commander of USAF F-16 Viper Demo Team, hit out at air show organisers for continuing with the show after Wing Commander Namansh Syal lost his life in the incident.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
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