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TopicNortheast protests on Citizenship Bill

Topic: Northeast protests on Citizenship Bill

‘AGP and BJP betrayed Assam’ — powerful students’ body AASU plans political party

AASU leadership argues that AGP, a byproduct of the Assam agitation, let the state down after it voted in favour of the citizenship law in Parliament.

If persecuted Ahmadiyyas, Shias seek refuge in India, we’ll vet their cases: Hardeep Puri

At ThePrintOTC, Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri says those who perpetrated violence during protests against the citizenship law will be identified.

‘Citizenship Act communal, don’t trust Modi-Shah’ — AASU to fight law in court & on streets

AASU's chief advisor Samujjal Bhattacharya says Modi, Shah and Assam's BJP dispensation have gone back on the promises made to the people.

P Phanjoubam on ignorance of Northeast, Manu Joseph says Citizenship Act has bad optics

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How an ‘understanding’ crowd & a journalist helped solemnise 2 Assam weddings amid violence

Assam has been on the boil over the new citizenship law that seeks to grant citizenship to non-Muslim refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh & Afghanistan.

‘Peaceful protest is our right’ — normalcy returns to Guwahati but demonstrations continue

Assam DGP Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta said the situation is under control, adding that police have nothing against peaceful protests.

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Bengal, Punjab & Kerala refuse to roll out citizenship law. But can they?

As protests against citizenship law rage on in the country, legal experts weigh in on if it’s constitutionally possible for states to resist implementation of the law.

India, Japan postpone PM Shinzo Abe’s visit amid escalating violence in Guwahati

Japan's PM Shinzo Abe was scheduled to land on Sunday for a 3-day visit in Guwahati, which has been witnessing violent protests against the Citizenship Act.

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