National Register of Citizens News

Speaking at the foundation day event of the Trinamool Congress student wing, Trinamool Chhatra Parishad (TMCP), held at Mayo Road in central Kolkata, Banerjee reiterated her accusation that the Centre is conspiring to implement the National Register of Citizens (NRC) under the guise of the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR).

The West Bengal Chief Minister also urged the people of the state to ensure that their names feature on the electoral roll to avoid getting sent to detention camps under the garb of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) implementation.

The Citizenship (Amendment) Act rules are under preparation, the Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai informed Lok Sabha. Also, no decision has been taken on a nationwide National Register of Citizens (NRC).

Around 10,000 names will be deleted from the final NRC in Assam as many "ineligible persons" and their descendants were included in the list. State coordinator Hitesh Dev Sarma wrote to all the Deputy Commissioners and District Registrar of Citizen Registration (DRCR) on Tuesday. He directed them to issue speaking orders for the deletion of such names.

The protesters also demanded a fair investigation into the northeast Delhi violence and a compensation of Rs 1 crore to the victims.

Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Monday (March 2) stressed that the NRC will have no implications for Bangladesh and its people and the process is "entirely internal to India".

Bihar Assembly on Tuesday (February 25) passed a resolution to not implement the NRC in the state.

Praising the people he said, "Your strength and love has spread to the entire country. Every city is coming up with several Shaheen Baghs."

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Breaking news: Rajinikanth called the National Population Register (NPR) as necessary for India. "It is a must to conduct a census of the Indian population in 2021. Don't we need to know who are Indians and who are from outside? This is very important and I don't know what is the issue with this," stated the superstar.

The Chief Minister said she was not part of any group that spews hatred and blamed the BJP for inciting the firing outside Shaheen Bagh and Jamia Millia Islamia.

The ongoing protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and the National Register of Citizens Laws in Shaheen Bagh have now become the cause of death of a 4-month-old innocent. For several days in Shaheen Bagh, a couple named Nazia and Arif were reaching out to join in the continuous protest with their 4-month-old child Mohammed. After which their child has died due to deteriorating health.

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With the voting date approaching, the campaigning for the Delhi Assembly elections 2020 has intensified. On Monday, PM Narendra Modi addressed a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rally at the CBD Ground in Karkardooma, East Delhi. All the 70 assembly seats in Delhi are to be voted on February 8. The counting of votes will take place on 11 February.

The infant's shattered parents, Mohammed Arif and Nazia live in a tiny shanty put together with plastic sheets and cloth in Batla House area and have two other children -- a five-year-old daughter and a one-year-old son.

With the voting date approaching, the campaigning for the Delhi Assembly elections 2020 has intensified. On Monday, PM Narendra Modi addressed a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rally at the CBD Ground in Karkardooma, East Delhi. All the 70 assembly seats in Delhi are to be voted on February 8. The counting of votes will take place on 11 February.

Firing continues against the ongoing Anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) in the capital Delhi. In a third such incident, a gunshot was fired again outside the Jamia Millia Islamia University in south Delhi on Sunday night. Two suspects of firing, one of whom was wearing a red jacket, came on a scooter and fired outside gate number 5. The Jamia Coordination Committee, which is participating in the protest against the amended citizenship law, said no one was injured in the incident.

Firing continues against the ongoing Anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) in the capital Delhi. In a third such incident, a gunshot was fired again outside the Jamia Millia Islamia University in south Delhi on Sunday night. Two suspects of firing, one of whom was wearing a red jacket, came on a scooter and fired outside gate number 5. The Jamia Coordination Committee, which is participating in the protest against the amended citizenship law, said no one was injured in the incident.

Firing continues against the ongoing Anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) in the capital Delhi. In a third such incident, a gunshot was fired again outside the Jamia Millia Islamia University in south Delhi on Sunday night. Two suspects of firing, one of whom was wearing a red jacket, came on a scooter and fired outside gate number 5. The Jamia Coordination Committee, which is participating in the protest against the amended citizenship law, said no one was injured in the incident.

Firing continues against the ongoing Anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) in the capital Delhi. In a third such incident, a gunshot was fired again outside the Jamia Millia Islamia University in south Delhi on Sunday night. Two suspects of firing, one of whom was wearing a red jacket, came on a scooter and fired outside gate number 5. The Jamia Coordination Committee, which is participating in the protest against the amended citizenship law, said no one was injured in the incident.