CAA in line with promise given by India’s founding fathers: Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan

Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan said on Wednesday that the Citizenship Amendment Act was in line with the promise given by India’s founding fathers to the minorities in Pakistan during the time of India’s partition. “Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Sardar Patel, Maulana Azad and Dr. Manmohan Singh–everyone promised citizenship to persecuted minorities in […]

BJP’s Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi accuses Congress of ‘creating fear among Muslims’ on CAA

Senior BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi lashed out at the Congress general secretary in-charge of communications Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday, accusing the Congress of spreading falsehoods about the CAA. “The Congress party is creating fear among Muslims and misleading the people. They have Talibani thinking,” he said. Speaking to ANI, […]

“These people stand in favour of Rohingyas”: Ravi Shankar Prasad hits back at Kejriwal over his remark on CAA

Bharatiya Janata Party MP Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday slammed the Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over his remarks on the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and said that these are people spreading lies and they stand in the favour of Rohingyas. “These people were tortured in these three countries because […]

CAA implementation in Northeast, West Bengal should not be a problem for Centre, says MoS Rajkumar Singh

Minister of State For External Affairs Rajkumar Ranjan Singh on Friday while lauding India’s Atmanirbhar Bharat approach, said that the implementation of the Citizen Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019 in the nation especially northeast should not be a problem for the Centre. He stressed that the identity of the people should […]

CAA fundamentally anti-national, targets a community, alleges Shashi Tharoor

Terming Citizenship (Amendment) Act ‘fundamentally anti-national’, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Friday alleged that the act targets a particular community. Tharoor said, “I spoke in Parlament when the CAA came up. I objected to the Home Minister. Any law that is seen targetting any community is fundamentally anti-national. They (Centre) […]

West Bengal BJP leaders to meet PM Modi demanding CAA implementation today

A delegation of West Bengal BJP leaders will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday demanding the implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act in the state. The delegation will also discuss several issues of West Bengal with the Prime Minister. The delegation will include West Bengal BJP chief Sukanta Majumdar, party vice president Dilip Ghosh, BJP MP Saumitra Khan and others. […]

Afghan crisis exhibits importance of CAA in India, says BJP’s Ramchander Rao

The Afghanistan crisis has exhibited the importance of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in the country, said Bharatiya Janata Party leader N Ramchander Rao on Monday. Speaking to ANI, Rao said that the religious persecution of Hindus and Sikhs in Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan has forced them to leave their homes. “They have to leave their homes. Where will they go if not […]