West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee hit the streets of Kolkata today and said she will continue her protests until the NRC and Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) are rolled back. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, today tweeted saying the violent protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act were “unfortunate and deeply distressing”. In another development, the Opposition parties united against the newly enacted citizenship law and condemned the police action in Delhi’s Jamia Millia Islamia on Sunday. Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad demanded a judicial inquiry in the incident, while CPM leader Sitaram Yechury questioned the absence of Home Minister Amit Shah.
Related Articles
Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav dies at 82
Three-time Uttar Pradesh chief minister and Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav passed away at a private Gurugram hospital on Monday after a prolonged illness. He was 82.In a tweet, Samajwadi Party confirmed the demise of the veteran politician quoting SP chief Akhilesh Yadav as saying, “My father and everyone’s dear Neta ji is no […]
In a twist of events, farmer wills part of his property to pet dog
Much like the reel-life dog from the Bollywood film ‘Entertainment’, a pet dog in Madhya Pradesh’s district has inherited his master’s wealth, or at least a part of it. In an unusual incident, Om Narayan Verma, a farmer from Madhya Pradesh’s Chhindwara district, has named his pet dog as the legal heir of his ancestral […]
Opposition Stages Walkout in Rajya Sabha Over Jaya Bachchan’s Treatment
The Rajya Sabha witnessed a dramatic walkout led by Sonia Gandhi and other opposition leaders on Friday in support of Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan, following the controversial introduction of Ms Bachchan as ‘Jaya Amitabh Bachchan’ during parliamentary sessions. This incident marks the second occasion in which Ms Bachchan has voiced her dissatisfaction over being […]