Chennai: The Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA is no threat to Muslims and if they face trouble, “I will be the first person to raise voice for them”, superstar Rajinikanth this morning, making his stand clear on the law that has triggered protests across the country. He also termed the National Population Register “essential”. “The…
Veer Savarkar was not a freedom fighter, claims former CM
February 3, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Former Chief Minister Sidddharamaiah has courted controversy by saying that Veer Savarkar was not a freedom fighter. Speaking at a seminar organised by the District Congress Committee on ‘Unconstitutional and Discriminatory CAA, NRC, NPR’ at Congress Bhavan near the City Railway Station here yesterday, Siddharamaiah said that the British had jailed Veer Savarkar for…
Supreme Court refuses stay on CAA
January 22, 2020New Delhi: The Supreme Court this morning made it clear that it will not grant any stay on the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) without hearing the Centre and said it may refer pleas challenging the validity of the Act to a larger Constitution Bench. A Bench headed by Chief Justice S.A. Bobde is hearing a batch…
States can’t say won’t implement CAA: Kapil Sibal
January 19, 2020“Constitutionally, it would be difficult for any Government to say that ‘I will not follow a law passed by Parliament” Kozhikode: Days after Kerala moved the Supreme Court against the Citizenship Amendment Act or CAA amid nationwide protests, senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal, who was speaking at the Kerala Literature Festival in Kozhikode yesterday, said…
MLA Ramdas launches Post Card Campaign in city supporting CAA
January 13, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: A post card campaign in support of Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) was launched by Krishnaraja MLA S.A. Ramdas in city yesterday to coincide with Swami Vivekananda Jayanti and BJP’s public outreach programme. All the post cards were addressed to Prime Minister’s Office. Ramdas also garlanded the statue of Swami Vivekananda at Vivekananda Circle and…
PM Modi: Fight Pakistan’s atrocities on minorities, not CAA
January 3, 2020Where should Hindu and other minorities subjected to religious persecution in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan go? Tumakuru: Taking a dig at those protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday said: “If they want to carry out agitations, let them carry out agitations against the oppressions of Pakistan against its minorities,…
Protest meet against CAA and NRC held in city
December 24, 2019Mysuru: About 1,000 people under the aegis of Samvidhana Rakshana Samithi congregated at Town Hall premises here this morning to voice their protest against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC). Addressing the gathering, Writer Devanur Mahadeva opined that CAA and NRC of the Central BJP Government has disturbed peace across the…
Torchlight protest against CAA
December 18, 2019Mysuru: Condemning the assault on the students of Jamia Millia Islamia University by the Police and opposing the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), various student organisations staged a protest in Manasagangothri premises here yesterday evening. The students under the banner of Research Scholars Association, Dalit Students Federation and AIDSO, holding torchlights shouted slogans against the Union…
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