Tag: #Citizenship
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New protests against India law as police face brutality claims
Kolkata, Dec 17 (AFP/APP): Fresh protests against India’s new citizenship law erupted Tuesday as police brutality fuelled fury against the legislation which critics say is anti-Muslim. The law grants citizenship to non-Muslims from three neighbouring countries in what opponents say is part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist masterplan. Uproar over the move has…
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Citizenship Act 2019 depicts fanatic designs of Modi govt: Buzdar
LAHORE, Dec 17 (APP): Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has said that the anti-Muslim and notorious Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 depicted fanatic designs of Narendra Modi government. In a statement issued here on Tuesday, he said the Indian government had launched a war against its own people by approving the anti-Muslim bill. The black…
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India protests rage over ‘anti-Muslim’ law
New Delhi, Dec 16 (AFP/APP): Fresh protests rocked India Monday as anger grew over new citizenship legislation slammed as anti-Muslim, with six people dead in the northeast and up to 100 reported injured in New Delhi. The law fast-tracks citizenship for non-Muslim migrants from three neighbouring countries, but critics allege it is part of Prime…