Citizenship Act Protests

Delhi Assembly election 2020: In solidarity with anti-CAA protests, Okhla AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan to scrap roadshow, padyatra

AAP MLA and Okhla candidate Amanatullah Khan on Wednesday said he will conduct a low-key poll campaign and not take out any road show, bike rally or pad yatra in solidarity with the ongoing protests against the amended citizenship act and NRC

Kerala becomes first state to move Supreme Court against Citizenship Amendment Act, says contentious law violates Right to Equality

On 10 January, the Kerala government had published anti-CAA advertisements in the front page of national dailies, a move that was criticised by the state’s governor as "thoroughly undesirable".

Anti-CAA protester in Chennai comes under police scanner after Facebook profile sheds light on link to Pakistani think tank, rights group

A woman anti-CAA protester in Chennai has come under the scanner of the police after her social media profile shed light on her role as a researcher with a Pakistan body, a top official said

Kerala Assembly passes resolution demanding scrapping of CAA, CM Pinarayi Vijayan says there won’t be any detention centres in state

The Kerala Assembly on Tuesday passed a resolution demanding scrapping of the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Act, amid raging countrywide protests against the legislation

Opposition creating ‘fear among Muslims' over CAA for vote bank politics, says Goa CM Pramod Sawant

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Monday said the opposition was creating an illusion about the Citizenship Amendment Act for vote bank politics

BJP’s Ram Madhav blames Opposition for instigating violent anti-CAA protests, says both ‘innocent’, ‘not so innocent’ people died

BJP national general secretary Ram Madhav said on Monday that both innocent and not so innocent people have died in the violent protests against Citizenship Amendment Act across the country

Delhi Police arrests 11th person in connection with 15 Dec Jamia violence; accused was previously involved in Arms Act case

A 25-year-old man was arrested on Monday for his alleged involvement in the violence near Jamia Millia Islamia around a fortnight ago, police said

Indian-Americans hold events in support of CAA, Narendra Modi govt in New York’s Long Island, Times Square

Members of the Indian diaspora held events at different places in New York to express their support for the amended Citizenship Act, terming it as a historic step taken by the Indian government

Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi demands 'immediate action' against UP top cop, who asked anti-CAA protesters to 'go to Pakistan'

Union Minister for Minorities, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, on Saturday demanded 'immediate action' against a UP cop who purportedly asked Muslims to 'go to Pakistan' during a protest

'Head the army and mind your business': P Chidambaram slams General Bipin Rawat for remarks on CAA protests

P Chidambaram also alleged that the army chief and the Director General of Police (DGP) of Uttar Pradesh had been asked to support the government