Citizenship Bill Stir: Tripura Govt Suspends Internet for 48 Hrs

Catch all the live updates on the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill here.

Protests Against Citizenship Amendment Bill in Guwahati, Bangalore, Imphal & Delhi

The Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2019, has been a contentious piece of legislation, with its imminent introduction in Parliament sparking protests on 8 December. Protests against the Bill took place in Bangalore, Guwahati and Imphal over the weekend.

All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) held a torch rally in Guwahati to protest against the Citizenship Amendment Bill.

Earlier, Yogendra Yadav spoke to The Quint about the Citizenship Amendment Bill at a similar protest in Delhi, calling it “against the very idea of India.”

Voted in Favour of Citizenship Bill in National Interest: Sena's Arvind Sawant

The decision to vote in favour of the citizenship bill was taken in the interest of the nation and the Common Minimum Programme (CMP) agreed by the Shiv Sena, NCP and the Congress is applicable in Maharashtra, Sena MP Arvind Sawant said.

“It (voting in the favour) is in the interest of the nation,” said Sawant.

The Shiv Sena on Monday raised concerns over certain aspects of the Citizenship (Amendment) bill but backed the government for its passage in Lok Sabha and even voted in its favour.

'Why Tamils, Muslims Facing Genocide Excluded?': Kamal Haasan on CAB

Why are Tamils who are subjected to a methodic genocide and Muslims facing discrimination, be excluded from the bill? If it’s a genuinely benevolent bill and not a vote garnering exercise, then why won’t this CAB stop to pick up stranded Tamils & troubled Muslims of Srilanka?

— Kamal Haasan (@ikamalhaasan) December 10, 2019

Eight Trains to Tinsukia Cancelled, Eight More Short-Terminated

The Indian Railways announced that eight trains and eight trains have been short-terminated have been cancelled to Assam’s Tinsukia due to indefinite 'Rail Roko' by various organisations and associations.

Anti-CAB Bandh: Agitators Set Market on Fire in Tripura

Agitators participating in a bandh called by NESO against the passage of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in the Lok Sabha set a market, where shops were owned mostly by non-tribals, on fire in Tripura's Dhalai district on Tuesday, police said.

However, no one was injured in the incident and the blaze at Manughat market was doused, a senior police officer said.

The government of Tripura suspended mobile internet and SMS services in the state for 48 hours, following reports of clashes over the Citizenship Amendment Bill.