Tag: Citizenship-Amendment-Act

Security forces on high alert across states over anti-CAA protests.

Source – orissapost.com New Delhi: Security forces were on high alert Friday in various parts of the country including in Kerala and Karanataka where protesters disrupted road and rail traffic after Thursday night’s death of two persons in police firing during protests against the amended citizenship law. Mobile internet and SMS services were also shut down

Telangana High Court witnesses anti, pro-CAA protests by different groups of advocates.

Source – telegraphindia.com Telangana High Court witnessed two differing protests over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019,  in Hyderabad on Wednesday. A group of advocates staged a protest against the act while another group organised celebrations over it, police said. The former raised slogans like “We want Justice” and “Save India and Save Constitution” and held

Supreme Court refuses to stay Citizenship (Amendment) Act.

Source – thehindu.com The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to stay the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019, which fast-tracks citizenship by naturalisation process for “illegal” migrants from six religious communities, other than Muslims, who have fled persecution from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sharad A. Bobde instead orally suggested