The Indian government officially notified the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) just weeks before the Lok Sabha elections, aiming to grant citizenship to persecuted minorities from three neighboring countries. This decision has led to a flurry of reactions across the political spectrum and society. Leaders from various states and political parties, including West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin, and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, have voiced strong opposition, with some states vowing not to implement the Act. Critics argue the CAA discriminates based on religion and undermines secular principles. Amidst the controversy, security has been heightened in sensitive areas like North East Delhi, and the police are on high alert to maintain peace, especially in Lucknow ahead of Ramadan. Supporters of the Act, including Pakistani refugees in Jodhpur and Delhi's Majnu ka Tila, as well as members of the Motua community in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas, have celebrated the announcement, viewing it as a fulfillment of a long-standing promise.
STORY | Tamil Nadu government will not implement CAA, says CM Stalin READ: https://t.co/FXNqCUIsfn https://t.co/XNX8w5NeDs
Bihar Senior BJP leader Syed Shahnawaz Hussain says in Kishanganj that #CAA act is for citizenship who those have been persecuted in the name of religion. He says people should not be misled by any rumour and misinformation. #CAARules https://t.co/TkfYQeL695
I assure there is no provision in CAA to snatch away anyone's citizenship: Amit Shah in Hyderabad
CAA will not take away citizenship of any Indian, but will grant it: Amit Shah in Hyderabad
#WATCH | Holi comes early for Pakistani refugees living in Majnu Ka Tilla, as the Government of India notifies the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). Visuals from the area as people celebrate. https://t.co/BJTAmkzP0Q
We promised to bring CAA and give citizenship to Jains, Hindus, Sikhs, among others, from three neighbouring countries. These parties are opposing this move of ours. However, yesterday, we fulfilled our promise of CAA. The persecuted minorities from the neighbouring countries… https://t.co/vJzzE3jjJQ
Watch: 'Diwali' in Pakistani Hindu refugee camps across the country as Centre notifies CAA rule https://t.co/l5JimsZTp9
STORY | PM Modi honoured Hindu, Jain, Sikh refugees by granting citizenship through CAA: Amit Shah READ: https://t.co/v0U64Xce5K (PTI File Photo) https://t.co/285TygWZT0
VIDEO | Here's what AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi (@asadowaisi) said on #CAA implementation. "The law that the Modi government made four years ago is against the Constitution. You can not make a law on the basis of religion. There are several Supreme Court judgements regarding… https://t.co/ZspC6KgiPd
Watch | AIMIM Chief #AsaduddinOwaisi on CAA implementation "You need to look at #CAA in association with NRC and NPR. Union Home Minister Amit Shah took my name in the Parliament and said that NRC and NPR will be implemented...it's on record...Their (BJP) main aim is to… https://t.co/KrJuzVr2O6
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PM Modi honoured Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain refugees through CAA, says Amit Shah in Hyderabad
VIDEO | Here's what Madhya Pradesh Minister Prahlad Singh Patel (@prahladspatel) said on implementation of CAA. "I thank PM Modi and Home Minister for implementing the CAA. This is not an incident of today; both the Houses passed the Bill after a long discussion, then it… https://t.co/3TzD0e33EV
VIDEO | "Will you (people) hand over your future to the BJP for just one vote, or just two seats? They (BJP-led central government) are bluffing and remember that they will lose everything," says West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) on implementation of CAA. (Full… https://t.co/lMK0IIIrbt
VIDEO | Here's what JKNC leader and former Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) said on CAA implementation. "The law was passed in 2019 and implementing it days before sounding of 2024 election bugle, shows what is the intention behind it. It is evident that the… https://t.co/llP1ErdXSr
Just In | Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin says the Citizenship Amendment Act will not be implemented in the state, reports ANI #CitizenshipAmendmentAct #CAA https://t.co/gMbtoeQ2Ri
Tamil Nadu government will not implement the CAA in the state: CM Stalin
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This is game of taking away people's rights: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on implementation of CAA
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Hindus from Pakistan living in Majnu Ka Tilla area in New Delhi share their happiness on the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act #CAAImplemented https://t.co/jj1LZIPEOA
VIDEO | Here's what CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat said on implementation of CAA. "We are totally opposed to it. We oppose the act itself; the act seeks to change the basic definition of citizenship of the Constitution and link it with religious identity, specifically excluding a… https://t.co/7fQ8vGTvVG
Watch | BJP MP Manoj Tiwari meets Pakistani refugees living in Majnu ka Tilla area in Delhi after the notification on #CAA #CAARules #CAAImplemented https://t.co/wGLAwsRCOY
VIDEO | Here's what RJD MP Manoj Kumar Jha (@manojkjhadu) said on implementation of CAA. "In December 2019, this act was passed (by the Parliament). This is 2024 now. What kind of strong government you are that it took five years to frame the rules?" https://t.co/nvVdiVVDBN
VIDEO | Here's what Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami (@pushkardhami) said on implementation of CAA. "This is a very historic step. Under PM Modi's leadership, Article 370 was revoked, Kashmir became India's integral part, and a grand temple was built in Ayodhya. Similarly, the… https://t.co/e75Uz9pymB
VIDEO | Here's what Priyanka Kakkar (@PKakkar_ ), chief national spokesperson of AAP, said on implementation of #CAA. "The Modi government is the only government in the world that wants to bring poor people of other countries to India. If this is not votebank politics, then what… https://t.co/m4L1XHhum2
Watch | Congress' Jairam Ramesh on the #CAANotification "Government sought nine extensions from the Supreme Court and took 4 years and 3 months before notifying the rules last night. These are just for polarisation - to influence the elections in Bengal and Assam. If they were… https://t.co/LZsEgPJUQE
VIDEO | Here's what Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar (@DKShivakumar) said on implementation of CAA. "The timing of taking this decision is completely wrong. It was not needed for this country." #CAA (Source: Third Party) https://t.co/Tg4Tk6jVSB
#WATCH | Delhi: North East DCP Joy Tirkey says, "A firing incident occurred in Seelampur two days ago in which a man named Arbaaz was killed and one was injured... We had registered a case of murder and attempt to murder... Our special staff received information regarding their… https://t.co/ld2Tm3cR18 https://t.co/dhvUbOtJaM
#WATCH | Delhi: Encounter broke out between Delhi Police and three sharpshooters of Hashim Baba gang near Delhi's Gokalpuri Metro Station, more than 2 dozen bullets were fired from both sides. The trio were injured in the encounter, and all three were admitted to hospital. They… https://t.co/ALFfQsHOS2
#WATCH | Bilaspur: On CAA notification, Chhattisgarh Deputy CM Arun Sao says, "This is a historical decision. The bill had been passed in the Lok Sabha... A lot of people were miserable, they were not getting the benefits of the government schemes, but now they got justice..."… https://t.co/KHuCZy8tfe
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#WATCH | Bengaluru: On CAA notification, Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar says, "They brought it after a long time of more than three and a half years. They could have taken a decision earlier. Now is the time for elections, lot of communal issues may start... We want a peaceful… https://t.co/ua60RhQPfn
#WATCH | Jaipur, Rajasthan: On CAA notification, BJP MLA Balmukund Acharya says, "It is a good decision. It was needed for a long time. The minorities of the neighbouring will get justice in India respectfully. Bangladeshis and Rohingyas trespassing will also stop..." (11.03) https://t.co/IDMIGzyYRr
VIDEO | Here's what advocate Anas Tanweer said on Centre announcing implementation of CAA. "The timing of the CAA rules that have been notified today is definitely questionable. It seems like an action towards managing the headlines of what transpired before the Supreme Court… https://t.co/OUKUyZmbfQ
VIDEO | "It is nothing against any community, person, or individual, and whoever politicises this issue is just making a gimmick of this," says political analyst Sohail Kazmi on the Centre's announcement of implementing CAA. https://t.co/xvBtkOnINF
VIDEO | Here's what Tamil Nadu Congress spokesperson SRS Ibrahim (@SRS_IBRAHIM) said on the Centre's announcement of the implementation of CAA. "The BJP is acting against secularism and the Constitution. They are intended towards undermining the welfare of minorities." https://t.co/mltfF9o7B6
VIDEO | "We are continuously monitoring, and strict action will be taken against those who would spread misleading information," says Police Commissioner SB Shiradkar on security arrangements in Lucknow ahead of the start of the holy month of Ramadan. https://t.co/xqzJ8FcZjo
Politics erupts as Centre notifies CAA Rules: How political parties reacted https://t.co/c4HeqQpsiS
#Watch | Pakistani refugees in Delhi's Majnu ka Tila celebrate after the Centre notified the implementation of the #CitizenshipAmendmentAct. https://t.co/Z77HECwm8Z
Modi Govt notifies Citizenship Amendment Act "5 years have passed. It's election time, let them play the game," says Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut; CPI-M's Mohammad Salim questions the delay in framing rules #CitizenshipAmendmentAct @rautsanjay61 @salimdotcomrade https://t.co/1UaPjWoZ1Z
#WATCH | On the CAA notification, former Chhattisgarh Deputy CM and Congress leader TS Singh Deo says "These are issues which should have been discussed with the country at large and then take decisions...You should talk, make it acceptable and then do it..." https://t.co/vnIHF91CGX
VIDEO | Here's what VHP International Working President Alok Kumar said on the Centre's announcement of the implementation of CAA. "It's a joyous occasion that the CAA rules have been published in the Gazette notification. India has a tradition of offering refuge with honour and… https://t.co/v7WSolKS0r
#WATCH | On the CAA notification, North East DCP Joy Tirkey says, "...CAA has been notified today...An unfortunate incident happened in February 2020 in the North East district...We faced a lot of problems at that time...We had an idea that it (CAA) would be implemented and so we… https://t.co/U9yyhuewp9
#WATCH | Delhi Police conducts flag march in Jama Masjid area in view of Ramazan. https://t.co/1vIrTYYB6O
#WATCH | Delhi Police conducts flag march in Jama Masjid in view of Ramazan. https://t.co/k6nmbw7vb0
Ahead of Lok Sabha polls, CAA cat out again, Home Ministry announces rules https://t.co/l3UKwo7OUc
#WATCH | Pakistani refugees in Delhi's Majnu ka Tila celebrate after the Centre notified the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act. https://t.co/e4JkWUaDhE
#WATCH | Rajasthan: Pakistani refugees in Jodhpur celebrate after the Centre notified the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act. https://t.co/zAvyHJ2ooO
#WATCH | Rajasthan: Pakistan refugees in Jodhpur celebrate after the Centre notified the implementation of Citizenship Amendment Act. https://t.co/VhDefls8FZ
Watch #NewsBreak with Vasudha Venugopal (@Vasudha156) | CAA Notified: Promise Fulfilled Or Plain Politics? On the panel: @drrajdeeproy, @rpsinghkhalsa, @politicalbaaba and @rahmantauseef19 Report by: @akhileshsharma1, @RatnadipC and @NEETAS11 https://t.co/Sip8ZWyqtb
#WATCH | Delhi: AAP leader and Delhi Minister Atishi says, "...Just a few days before the Lok Sabha elections, CAA is being brought. What does this show? This shows that Modi govt knows that they haven't done any work in the last 10 years..." https://t.co/POWNLe6paA
#Watch | #Ayodhya, UP: On #CAA, Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Chief Priest Acharya Satyendra Das says, "It is a very good thing. There are some Sikhs, Christians and Hindus who have come from outside and now all of them will get citizenship and this is a very good thing..." https://t.co/pKq4Az0wCY
VIDEO | Seema Haider, the Pakistani woman who entered India illegally to marry a man she met online, celebrates with her family in UP's Noida after Centre announces implementation of CAA. "We are very happy, we congratulate the Indian government. PM Modi has done what he… https://t.co/5Y9iTp7baS
Centre's decision to notify CAA is against country, people will respond to it in LS polls: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
VIDEO | Here's what Shiv Sena (UBT) spokesperson Anand Dubey (@ANANDDUBEYK) said on Centre notifying CAA rules. "You had five years from 2014 to 2019, then another five years from 2019 to 2024, why is this done now? You are bringing law just before the Election Commission… https://t.co/W3CasUHX4Y
#WATCH | On the CAA notification, NCP-SCP leader and MP, Supriya Sule says, "I will have to go through the draft. I am in my constituency right now, I will give a statement after getting more details..." https://t.co/4mIO0JPG8S
On the CAA notification, Kashmir's Grand Mufti Nasir-ul-Islam says "A separate press conference will be done on this issue where I will be speaking whatever I have to..." #CitizenshipAmendmentAct https://t.co/QiaFvEU9rl
#WATCH | On the CAA notification, Kashmir's Grand Mufti Nasir-ul-Islam says "A separate press conference will be done on this issue where I will be speaking whatever I have to..." https://t.co/KY5EcCPEuG
VIDEO | Gautam Buddh Nagar Police conducts flag march in Noida, following Centre's announcement of implementing CAA. "As per the directions given by the CM, we are conducting foot patrolling at populated and sensitive areas. Through this, we are trying to assure people that we… https://t.co/F6AMO5HEkf
#WATCH | On the CAA notification, Congress leader Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa says, "The BJP government is desperate and many such announcements will be made. They are scared of what people will do but people have made their decision..." https://t.co/RB0B8oUPdL
#WATCH | On the CAA notification, Kashmir's Grand Mufti Nasir-ul-Islam says "A separate press conference will be done on this issue where I will be speak whatever I have to..." https://t.co/nTfHo8JfZg
VIDEO | Here's what RJD leader Rishi Mishra said on Centre announcing implementation of CAA. "The BJP is not left with any other way because they haven't done any work in the last 10 years. They only want to get votes by dividing the society." https://t.co/OfsrwGPvfW
#WATCH | On CAA notification, Shiv Sena (UBT) Spokesperson Anand Dubey says, "We are sitting in March 2024, if you wanted to bring a law, you had 10 years, you could have brought the law, now when the code of conduct will be imposed in 2-4 days, then you are bringing the… https://t.co/MBP7uLpywT
VIDEO | Members of Motua community celebrate in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas after Centre announces implementation of CAA. https://t.co/B8SqiwJMn0
STORY | Designed to polarise polls, manage headlines: Congress questions CAA rules notification timing READ: https://t.co/gJXFCamhMT https://t.co/M8ETd53by2
VIDEO | Security heightened in North East Delhi, following Centre's announcement of implementation of Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA). https://t.co/9TR1j2yI47
VIDEO | Here's what BJP leader Swami Balmukundacharya (@BMacharyaBJP) said on Centre's announcement of implementing CAA. "This was required, we will respectfully bring our minority brothers back (to India) and this will put a stop on infiltration by illegal Rohingyas." https://t.co/yFs5egPLPN
#Watch | On the CAA notification, All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) Maulana Khalid Rasheed Farangi Mahali says, "We have come to know that this notification has been issued and my appeal to all the community members is that we all should maintain peace and our legal… https://t.co/qjII2YBuoU
#Watch | Gandhinagar: On #CAA notification, Gujarat Health Minister Rushikesh Patel says, "This is a moment of happiness that PM Modi's guarantee is going to be fulfilled...PM Modi is giving a new status to the country through things like CAA, Ram Temple... https://t.co/fwn9Hwt4g0
#Watch | On the #CAA notification, North East DCP Joy Tirkey says, "We have made arrangements in the North East district. Our experience in 2020 was unpleasant which resulted in heavy loss. The rules will be notified today and we were alerted by the Police Headquarters..." https://t.co/5hGSdfqT9c
#WATCH | On the CAA notification, North East DCP Joy Tirkey says, "We have made arrangements in the North East district. Our experience in 2020 was unpleasant which resulted in heavy loss. The rules will be notified today and we were alerted by the Police Headquarters. We had a… https://t.co/zsWAEUfWKl
VIDEO | Here's what senior Supreme Court advocate Sanjay Hegde, who was appointed as an interlocutor by the Supreme Court to talk to the anti-CAA protestors at Shaheen Bagh in 2019-2020, said on implementation of CAA. "It was surprising that the government did not find time… https://t.co/JOJBMtXRXF
Kerala CM Vijayan describes CAA as a communally divisive law and asserts that it will not be implemented in the state
STORY | Will oppose CAA if it discriminates people: Mamata READ: https://t.co/K4nHxyikXO (PTI file photo) https://t.co/lwUxfjDEqR
🔴Watch LIVE | Centre notifies Citizenship Amendment Act weeks before Lok Sabha elections https://t.co/nC9Gqzk1hJ
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VIDEO | "Let the notification come, then we will see how harmful it is and what will be the impact of this Act on our state. We will decide accordingly," says JMM leader Supriyo Bhattacharya on media reports suggesting that Centre may notify #CAA rules today. https://t.co/IAa2pYBFzJ
VIDEO | Here's what JKNC leader Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) said at a press conference in Jammu. "The BJP lacks confidence. If it were confident, it wouldn't need to rely on religion to win elections. What harm does it do to make a claim? I can also claim that we are going to… https://t.co/5QBXbCAzRf
#WATCH | JKNC Vice President Omar Abdullah says, "We are not rigid, if we were rigid then we would have declared our candidates on all 6 seats like Mamata Banerjee..We are not fielding our candidates on 50% of the seats...In West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee did not leave for Congress… https://t.co/NIpUOrIxUO
VIDEO | Here's what Additional DCP (Noida) Manish Mishra said on the arrest of two suspected members of the "thak-thak" gang after a gunfight in which one accused suffered injuries. “Two criminals were sighted while our team was doing its checking. Efforts were made to catch… https://t.co/axrRwlH9BW