Politics

Azad was arrested after he led a protest march from Old Delhi’s Jama Masjid against the amended citizenship law.

Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, however, said that that the recommendations of Clause 6 implementation committee on the definition of 'indigenous' is awaited.

The decision to hold the silent protest was taken at a meeting of top party leaders at Sonia Gandhi's residence here on Saturday evening.

The YSR Congress Party leader was born in 1972 in Pulivendula, Andhra Pradesh.

Swarajya Abhiyan chief Yogendra Yadav, former JNU student Umar Khalid and ex-JNUSU president N Sai Balaji were among those who were detained during protests against the NRC and Citizenship Amendment Act

Amit Shah said there was nothing 'anti-minority' in the legislation, which provides Indian citizenship to persecuted non-Muslim refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan.

CPI-M general secretary Sitaram Yechury said the amended citizenship Act violated the provisions of the Constitution.

Aishwarya Rai, married to Lalu and Rabri’s son Tej Pratap, also accused her mother-in-law of assault, following which her father and RJD leader Chandrika Rai demanded an FIR against the former Bihar CM.

Pralhad joshi also accused the Congress and other 'so called secular parties' of trying to project the Citizenship (Amendment) Act as a Hindu-Muslim issue with an intention to create unrest in the country.

Party patron and former Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal, who is the father of Sukhbir Singh Badal, could not attend the event due to health reasons. He had already conveyed his inability to attend the session.

Tejashwi Yadav announced the bandh late on Friday night urging all political and non-political outfits having 'faith in the Constitution and the principle of justice' to take part in the bandh which was initially scheduled for Dec 22.

Sarbananada Sonowal also said the violence was part of a political conspiracy against the BJP-led government in Assam and asserted that he was committed to protecting the rights of the indigenous people of the state.

The Akhilesh Yadav-led party plans to adopt a strategy wherein district unit office bearers will work full time for the organisation instead of seeking an election ticket for themselves.

The opposition party also accused the BJP of 'insulting, ignoring and forgetting the northeast' and alleged 'this level of outrage has been provoked' by the ruling party.

Jagan was on an attack mode since morning when the TDP raked up the 'media muzzling' issue and continued it when the House took up a short discussion on the government's move to convert all schools to English medium of instruction.

The TMC's lawmakers at the Centre and in the state will hold an emergency meeting called by party chief Mamata Banerjee to counter the Citizenship Amendment Bill. Poll strategist Prashant Kishor will also be present at the meet.