Tag: Joint Forum Against NRC
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Arrest Of Teesta Draws Protests In India And Abroad
Kolkata: Amid the widespread condemnation of the arrest of Teesta Setalvad, a human rights activist and RB Sreekumar, former Director-General of Police, they were sent to five days of police custody by an Ahmedabad court. Whereas, political parties and civil societies strongly condemned the arresting of the human rights defender and hit the street across…
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Bengal activists begin hunger strike, don’t buy Shah’s claim made in the parliament
Kolkata: At the time when Home Minister Amit Shah, was giving a speech on the doubts raised by fellow Parliamentarians at the Rajya Sabha, the anti-Nation Register for Citizenship (NRC), National Population Register (NPR) and Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protesters on road was not buying his claims and infact in Kolkata, the agitation has intensified.…
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Bengal Governor backtracks on Assembly Speech, supports CAA: Joint Forum
Kolkata: The governor of West Bengal – Jagdeep Dhankhar, might come a long way since September 2019, when he refused to meet the representatives of Joint Forum Against NRC to meeting them on February 10, 2020. On Monday, a five-member delegation of the Forum met the governor to submit a memorandum opposing the NPR, NRC…
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They can fire as many bullets into our chest, but will not get the country divided – Zeeshan Ayyub
Kolkata: On a day, when a rightwing goon fired bullets on the protesting students of Jamia, in Delhi, Bollywood actor Zeeshan Ayyub stated that they (right wing goon) can fire as many bullets, but people of India will not let country get divided. The Bollywood actor had first shown solidarity with Jamia students when police…
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How NPR got stalled in Bengal? A step, activists believe non-BJP states should follow too
Kolkata: Bengal-based activists working for mass mobilisation for the anti-National Register for Citizenship (NRC) and Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in West Bengal have heaved a sigh of relief as process for National Population Register (NPR) has got stalled in Bengal. But, they feel its just the beginning of their battle against NRC. When Government of…
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With CAB and NRC, bewakoof government puts common man in line of fire, just like demonitisation and GST- Kannan
Kolkata: At a time when political leaders were busy in the Parliament debating on Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) as it was introduced by Home Minister Amit Shah, Kavita Krishnan along with other CPIML leaders were briskly walking down Creek Row Kolkata, to assemble at Raja Subodh Mullick Square, where firebrand leader – Kannan Gopinathan had…