Citizenship Bill
Charged with sedition, student leader Veewon Thokchom granted bail by Imphal court
Veewon Thokchom, former president of Manipur Student’s Association Delhi who was arrested by a joint team of Manipur and Delhi police last week and given transit remand by a Delhi court was granted bail by a local court in Imphal. Thokchom was brought to Imphal from Delhi on Tuesday before being produced in court. The […]
6 years ago#Northeast Live Digital Desk
Lok Sabha passes Citizenship Amendment Bill amid protests
The contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill has been passed in Lok Sabha paving the way for the enactment of a new citizenship law. Home Minister Rajnath Singh had moved the bill in the Lok Sabha earlier in the day amid a massive protest and bandh in the Northeast. The bill that seeks to provide citizenship to […]
6 years ago#Northeast Live Digital Desk
6 detained in Anti-Citizenship Bill protest in Assam’s Dibrugarh
Six persons were held by police on charges of violating section 144 of the IPC while taking out a motorcycle rally in Dibrugarh. Volunteers of 60 odd organisations took out the rally in Dibrugarh today in protest against the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill. The demonstrators tried to hold a demonstration in front of Chief Minister […]
6 years ago