Saturday January 28, 2023
اردو
Dialogue Pakistan Dialogue Pakistan
Dialogue Pakistan Dialogue Pakistan
  • Citizen Journalism
  • Pakistan
  • World
  • Sports
  • Entertainment
  • Videos
    • Feature Videos
    • In House Videos
    • Mobile Footage
    • Documentaries
  • More
    • Features
    • Health
    • Sci-Tech
    • Business
    • In Pictures
    • Facebook
News

Modi govt’s anti-Muslim law challenged in SC as violent protests erupt across India

by Web Desk December 12, 2019

AA

 Modi govt’s anti-Muslim law challenged in SC as violent protests erupt across India

GUWAHATI: People across India have taken to streets and challenged the Citizens Amendment Bill (CAB) 2019 in the Supreme Court, after the upper house of India passed the law targeted to marginalize Muslims on Thursday.

The Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) moved the top court against the new law on Thursday, arguing that the granting citizenship on the basis of religion was a violation of the constitution.

India has deployed a large number of troops into Assam state after people staged protests against the move of the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government to facilitate all the people from the neighbouring countries to get the citizenship except for Muslims.

According to Reuters news agency, mobile and internet services have been suspended in several parts of the northeastern state, after the government issued a warning against use of social media to “inflame passions and thus exacerbate the law and order situation.”

Also Read: US seeks sanctions on top Indian officials, including Home Minister Amit Shah

Commenting on the Indian citizenship legislation, Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Railways Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed has said Modi was turning India into an extremist Hindu state.

On Dec 9, expressing serious concerns over India’s passage of the CAB in the Lok Sabha (the lower house), the United States has sought sanctions against Indian Home Minister Amit Shah and other main leaders over the controversial legislation.

The bill offers Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians from Muslim-majority neighbouring countries – Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh – citizenship. While, there is no provision for Muslims in this bill.

The opposition parties in India has opposed the discriminatory bill, which was first tabled in 2016 but it could not be successful after an alliance party withdrew. This time it had garnered 311 votes in favor and merely 80 votes against it in the Lok Sabha. Now, it would be presented before the upper house.

The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has stated that America was ‘deeply troubled’ by the bill, scroll.in reported. It said the legislation was “a dangerous turn in the wrong direction”

“It runs counter to India’s rich history of secular pluralism and the Indian Constitution, which guarantees equality before the law regardless of faith,” USCIRF added.

Post Views: 217

Share This:

Tags: anti-Muslim law India Modi govt’ SC violent protests
Previous post
Next post




Polls

Who do you think will rule Karachi and Hyderabad after January 15?

View Results

Loading ... Loading ...
Most Recent
News

PPP to serve legal notice to Imran

January 28, 2023
Entertainment

Arooj Aftab becomes first Pakistani artist who

January 28, 2023
News

Two Indian military jets crash in Madhya

January 28, 2023
Business

Petrol price likely to jack up by

January 28, 2023
January 2023
M T W T F S S
 1
2345678
9101112131415
16171819202122
23242526272829
3031  
« Dec    
Related Stories for you

Gandhi’s killer a hero to India’s diehard Hindu nationalists

January 27, 2023

Meerut, India: Hindu fundamentalist Ashok Sharma has devoted his life to championing the deeds of an Indian “patriot”: not revered independence

Cow dung protects from atomic radiation, Indian court claims

January 25, 2023

Houses made of cow dung are protected from atomic radiation such as nuclear blast fallout, an Indian court has claimed.

India invites FM Bilawal for SCO meeting in May: reports

January 25, 2023

India has invited Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari to a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) that it is hosting

Dialogue Pakistan

Citizen Journalism is the collection, dissemination and analysis of news by the people for the people especially by the means of internet. Dialogue Pakistan is the country’s first citizen journalism portal to provide Pakistanis an opportunity to get themselves heard aiming to encourage citizen journalism inculcated with ethical values.

Quick Links

اردو
About Us
Privacy Policy
Advertise
Careers
Contact

Category

Citizen Journalism
Pakistan
World
Sports
Entertainment
Features

Download our APP

Social Platforms

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • Instagram
  • Youtube
Copyright 2023.Dialogue Pakistan. All Rights Reserved.