JPC clears Citizenship amendment, triggers protest
The Joint Parliamentary Committee set up to study the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 has finalized it's report brushing aside the amendment proposals on Monday in Delhi that runs into a seismic wave of protest across the state from the new year’s day.
Chaired by MP Rajendra Agarwalla, the committee met in the afternoon where defying the stiff protest by the opposition camps, the BJP and it's coalition partners cleared the Bill in its original form that would pave the way for citizenship to the non Muslim immigrants from the neighbouring Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan who intruded into India till December 31, 2014.
Caught in a barrage of protest, the committee was indecisive for the last one year and conducted hearing in Guwahati where the people of all opposition parties, organizations and individuals opposed it.
But a determined BJP president Amit Shah and prime minister Narendra Modi on December 26 took final consent from chief minister Sarbanabda Sonowal who had no option in the light of the resolution adopted at the state executive meeting in Majuli in support of the Bill.
The opposition parties along with hundreds of pressure groups are hitting the streets on Tuesday in protest against the JPC move to table the Bill in Parliament on January 7.
The Asom Gana Parishad, a coalition partner of the BJP led government has been threatening to snap the alliance if JPC tables the report. But the regional parties has yet to decide its course of action. Talking to Assam Times, party leaders said they hold an emergency meeting on Tuesday to take a firm decision.
Random Stories
22 Mar 2019 - 10:20pm |
Shajid Khan
People from all walks of life - irrespective of caste, colour,community and religion joined in unison to celebrate Holi- the festival of colours with gusto in different parts of Udalguri on Friday....
5 Jun 2015 - 6:53pm |
Dibya J Borthakur
Along with the rest of the world “World Environment Day” was observed at Raha on Friday with a day long programme in the Raha PWD inspection bunglaw premise by Nagaon district administration in...
12 Nov 2013 - 11:18am |
Mowsam Hazarika
1st Assam International AGRI HORTI Show 2014 will be held on January 8-12, 2014, at College of Veterinary Science Playground, Khanapara, Guwahati, Assam, India. It is the first ever International...
5 Jun 2014 - 10:41am |
AT News
Caught in a Catch-22 situation, the 3-member AICC panel has asked Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi to resolve the dissidence within the legislative body at an earlier date.
Gogoi got the instruction...
Other Contents by Author
Caught in criticism PB Acharya is on leave as Assam Governor. But Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi refuses to relent. Gogoi, who has been camping in New Delhi said that he would call on President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday to demand Acharya's dismissal alleging his conspiracy to communalize the politics 5 months ahead of the assembly polls. Gogoi has been targetting Acharya for the last couple of months over a number of issues. He started mounting attack on Acharya when the acting governor called Hindustan for the Hindus much to the major embarrassment for the NDA government. Then he left Assam on one month leave in the face of escalating attack for many sides and the BJP...
A pro talk ULFA delegation is rubbing shoulders with top home ministry officials in New Delhi on Tuesday to break the decade old peace logjam in Assam. Led by ULFA chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa, the six member delegation is initiating the talks with Union home secretary Rajiv Mehrish. The ULFA delegation is strongly believed to have asked the government to ensure the participation of the recently deported ULFA founder general secretary Anup Chetia whom a special court on Monday remanded to judicial remand. The ULFA delegation is also trying to get an appointment with Union home minister Rajnath Singh in a day or two.
An interaction program for civil service aspirants will be held on November 14 at ECA Room Ramjas College, Delhi University. The main speaker of this program is Noor Rahman Shiekh, IFS, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations, New York. This programme is being organsied by Delhi Association of Manipuri Muslim Students
A pall of gloom grips Assamese community in New Delhi following the sudden death of an officer posted at the Assam Bhawan in the capital city on Friday. He was none other than Dipankar Biswas who suddenly died at cardiac arrest in the wee hours. Many people from the north eastern state have deeply condoled his death and conveyed sympathy to the bereaved family members.
A convention on Repeal AFSPA (Armed Forces Special Powers Act) was organized here at New Delhi today with the objective to bring demand of Repeal AFSPA in political priorities. This convention was organized on the eve of 2nd Nov where IromSharmila, better known as Iron lady of Manipur is completing 15 years of her hunger strike with the demand to Repeal AFSPA. Convention was attended by various eminent speakers that includes NeinguloKrom (Secretary General of Naga Peoples’ Movement for Human Rights), BablooLoitongbam (Human Rights Activist from Manipur), Swami Agnivesh , Prof NandiniSundar, Prof DeeptiPriyaMehrotra , Ashok Agrwaal and others. Youths and other activists also attended...
Professor Yasuo Kamata from Japan spoke on "Holistic View of Religions for the Harmony of Economy and Ecology– In the Perspective of Schopenhauer Research” at a seminar organised by Dr Arati Barua on behalf of the Philosophy Department, Deshbandhu College, Delhi, and Indian division of the Schopenhauer (IDSS) on October 30 at Ghalib Auditorium in the College premise. Assam MP Ramen Deka was a Chief Guest of the programme and he delivered his speech focusing on the harmony of Ecology and Economy. Umesh Sharma of Deshbandhu College Chaired the session. The academic session was participated by distinguished academicians. Prof B. Devarakonda from Delhi...
The Supreme Court has refused to hear the review petitions of Assam, West Bengal and Kerala on the ban on the photographs of political leaders on the government advertisments saying that it would be taken up in January as soon as the Centre files its affidavits. A bench of Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose on Tuesday declined to pass any order saying that it would hear in January the petitions including by the centre seeking the review of its verdict. The court fixed January 12 as the next date of hearing. Senior counsel Kapil Sibal appeared on behalf of the Assam government while senior lawyers Prashant Bhushan and Meera Bhatia opposed the plea to review the...
The Manipur Tribals’ Forum in Delhi is all set to take out a mass rally at Jantar Mantar on November 4. The organization leaders finalised the decision in their recent meeting to hold the rally from 2 in the afternoon.Talking to Assam Times in New Delhi, MTF leaders that they would pressurize the government to swiftly act on the proposed tripartite talks to end the deadlock on the three controversial bills. “We would sensitize the larger national public about the nine unburied protestors and to create maximum exposure and awareness about the cause they died for,” said a MTF leader. With this rally, they will collectively mourn and pay respect to the departed protestors in a spirit...
A Supreme Court panel has expressed grave concern over the phenomenal rise of cattle smuggle across the Indo-Bangla border. In its third report submitted before the Supreme Court the Upanonyu Hazarika committee set up to study the border problem suggested that the shifting of the cattle haats, customs impound centre on the international border with a system of ascertaining credentials of auction and purchasers be implemented immediately.According to the panel, the situation has been taking a worse turn. The influx has not been taking place without the knowledge of the state and centre. But governments have been sitting idle. The apex court is expected to take up the report...
A Supreme Court panel set up to study the influx across the Indo-Bangla border suggests the country’s apex court to institute a high level probe in to the entire issue confronting the north eastern region for decades. According to the Upamonyu Hazarika panel report submitted before the SC, the need of the hours is an independent probe into the allegations of a process that enables a Bangladeshi passport holder to own land in Assam and strangely to contest an Assembly election. It suggests the impending grave danger of the illegal migrant lobby.Hazarika, in his report suggests a slew of restrictions in the transfer of land only to those who have been citizens of India in the year...
Add new comment