What is the Citizenship Amendment Bill or CAB ?
The Citizenship Amendment Bill states that all Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, citizens of Persian religion who came from India, including Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan, will be given citizenship. The bill passed in Parliament would change the Citizenship Act 1955.
How easy will it be to get Indian citizenship?
Non-Muslim refugees from countries like Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Pakistan will get citizenship here after this amendment is introduced into the law. However, India will be living for at least 5-6 years.
Since the passing of the Civil Amendment Bill (CAB) in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, there has been fierce opposition in Assam. People have taken to the streets to protest against the bill, leaving some jobs and some jobs. In this situation, extreme riots have started between the police and the people.Due to the performance in Assam, some Bollywood stars also tweeted that Singer Papan, who sang many popular songs, canceled his show in Delhi.
Singer Papan tweet that:
Dear Delhi. I am very sorry but I have decided not to do the concert tomorrow at ‘imperfectoshor’ as planned! My home state Assam is burning, crying and under curfew! I won’t be able to entertain you the way I should in my present state of mind!
— papon angaraag (@paponmusic) December 12, 2019
It’s painful to see the way Assam is burning!Humanity is suffering! Assam has been burdened with illegal immigration for decades!We don’t deserve this!The diverse, complex mix of the Assamese culture & people and their existence needs to be understood!We need to be heard properly
— papon angaraag (@paponmusic) December 12, 2019
Ever since the passing of the Citizenship Amendment Bill in Parliament, there have been constant protests in the north-eastern states.
Internet services have been shut down in four districts of Assam today and army personnel have been deployed in four places. Thousands of people are protesting against the bill on the streets of the North East. People violated curfew in Guwahati on Thursday. Earlier, there were reports of police firing in the suburbs of Guwahati.
All type passenger trains were suspended with airline:
Violent protests are affecting traffic in Assam and Tripura against the Citizenship Amendment Bill. Railways have stopped all passenger trains from Assam and Tripura, and long distance trains are stopped in Guwahati. Just because the airline IndiGo has canceled all flights to and from Dibrugarh.
The Police are try to keep peace at locality.
People protested against the Citizenship Amendment Bill in Assam Thursday morning, violating curfew. At the same time, the situation in the state was tense and during this time the army also conducted a flag march. An indefinite curfew was imposed in Guwahati on Wednesday night after a series of protests against the CAB. Army personnel were deployed to Tripura on Wednesday, and Assam Rifles personnel were also deployed.
PM Modi’s appeal to Assam People
Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted and appealed to the people of Assam. PM Modi tweet that, “I want to assure my brothers and sisters of Assam that they have nothing to worry after the passing of #CAB. I want to assure them- no one can take away your rights, unique identity and beautiful culture. It will continue to flourish and grow.
Tweet of PM Narendra Modi
I want to assure my brothers and sisters of Assam that they have nothing to worry after the passing of #CAB.
I want to assure them- no one can take away your rights, unique identity and beautiful culture. It will continue to flourish and grow.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 12, 2019
