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Citizenship Amendment Bill: Motion to send bill to Select Panel of Rajya Sabha REJECTED by 113-92

Internet services in ten districts of Assam to be suspended for 24 hours, beginning 7 pm on Wednesday, say officials

“We should discuss this Bill based on humanity not on religion. There is a difference between intruders and refugees,” said Raut, whose party is a former ally of the BJP.

Amit Shah on Wednesday said that the Narendra Modi government was not just there to govern but also to solve the issues of the country.

Shiv Sena decided not to support the bill in Rajya Sabha, just a day after voting for bill on Monday.

Enforcement Directorate said it has attached assets with a market value of Rs 600 crore in connection with its money laundering probe in Iqbal Mirchi.

The Nirmohi Akhara was one of the main litigants in the case, but the Supreme Court had rejected its clam on the former site of the Babri Masjid.

Kapil Sibal warned that government should not convert the Indian republic into a Jurassic republic with two dinosaurs.

Vaiko said that the government is ignoring Sri Lankan Tamils adding 'this bill should be thrown into the Bay of Bengal'.

As the protests Citizenship (Amendment) Bill took a violent turn, the Army has also been deployed in the states of Assam and Tripura.

Chidambaram also raised the concerns over the entire concept of classification of refugees in the Bill.

The police lathi-charged and fired tear gas shells to disperse the protesters demanding rollback of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill.

The crucial order comes two days after Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced in the Lok Sabha that the ILP would be extended to the northeastern state.

Speaking during the debate over the bill in the Rajya Sabha, JDU leader Ram Chandra Prasad Singh said that the CAB was not against the Muslims in India.

Shiv Sena to oppose Citizenship Amendment Bill in Rajya Sabha after supporting it in Lok Sabha: Media report