Tens of thousands of protesters against the CAB descended on the streets of Assam
Madani said that the Jamiat will challenge it in the court because the legislature has not done its job honestly
In Assam, capital Guwahati was the epicentre of anti-CAB protests and was placed under indefinite curfew.
Rajya Sabha approved The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 with 125 votes in favour and 105 against it
The Bill was passed with 125 votes in favour and 105 against it
Momen said Bangladesh maintains strong religion harmony and ensures that followers of all faiths enjoy same rights in every area.
Home Minister Amit Shah said the legislation seeks to provide citizenship to persecuted minorities in the three countries and not take away citizenship of anyone
Police opened fire in Assam capital Dispur to quell a protest by the agitators after water cannons, baton-charge and tear gas failed to rein them in
Congress leader and former Union Minister P Chidambaram termed the Bill as 'a slap on the face of Parliament'
The Sena, which supported the bill in the Lok Sabha, did a u-turn on Tuesday when its chief Uddhav Thackeray indicated that its support was conditional in the Upper House of Parliament
The fears of the ethnic population stem from the fact that Assam continues to be a society that feels it is becoming more 'Bengali' and less 'Assamese'
The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, which got a nod from the Lok Sabha, will be introduced in the Rajya Sabha
In an open letter, about 600 writers, artists, activists, former bureaucrats, ex-judges asked the government not to betray the Constitution
As things stand, the BJP, its allies and regional parties, supporting the Bill have 128 votes in favour of the Bill in a House of 240
Shah on Monday introduced the controversial bill in Lok Sabha, where it was passed with 311 members favouring it
The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, which got a nod from the Lok Sabha, will be introduced in the Rajya Sabha tomorrow
The party supported the bill but suggested to not give voting rights for new citizens for 25 years.
Opposition says Citizenship Amendment Bill violates the Constitution, but the government's strength in Lok Sabha ensures
In the Rajya Sabha, the Centre requires the support of at least 123 MPs in the 245-member Upper House
Shah had blamed the Congress for partition on religious lines while introducing the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in Lok Sabha