LS Nod to Citizenship Bill: It's Not Cent Quota for Upper Castes Only for Assam, Says Rajnath
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No. JK|306|2017-19 Govt presents Bill giving 10 per LS nod to Citizenship Bill: It's not cent quota for upper castes only for Assam, says Rajnath NL CORRESPONDENT economically weaker for such a provision in Earlier, the Bill, which the implementation of the was marked by walkout by “I want to clarify that NEW DELHI, JAN 08 sections have been 1992 and a special panel was cleared by the Union Bill will not only be with the Congress and the Citizenship Amendment debated in both the had also favoured the Cabinet on Monday in a the state of Assam)," Mr Trinamool Congress. Bill is not for Assam alone The government on Houses in Private member concept in its report rather dramatic and Singh said replying to The Opposition or for the betterment of Tuesday moved the much resolution and presented to the surprise development, was three-hour long debate. members mainly from migrants coming from a talked about The 124th Parliamentary Questions. Manmohan Singh introduced in the House by The Minister said the North Eastern states -- particular country. This Constitutional Amendment 'As many as 21 times, government in 2010. the Minister for Social government was firmly Gaurav Gogoi, Ninong Bill is also for migrants Bill that seeks to provide the issue figured in Congress fielded its Justice and Empowerment committed to protect the Ering, Vincent Pala (all who have come from the 10 per cent quota in Parliament in the form of former Union Minister K V Thaawarchand Gehlot. interest of indigenous Congress), and Jitendra western borders and have government jobs and Private Member Bills,' he Thomas to participate in Currently, there is no NL CORRESPONDENT people of Assam and the Chaudhury and Sankar settled down in Rajasthan, education for said. the debate. such reservation in the NEW DELHI, JAN 08 Centre was ready to talk to Prasad Datta (both CPI-M) Punjab, Delhi, Madhya "economically weaker" The minister said even The government on its general category. any aggrieved group. also rushed to the Well and Pradesh and Rajasthan," sections among the the Mandal Commission in part fielded its vocal The objects and reasons The Lok Sabha on Tuesday 'It is the solemn raised anti-government Mr Singh said. general category people in 1970s had made a Minister Arun Jaitley to of the new Bill says that : passed The Citizenship responsibility of the slogans. At the same time, the the Lok Sabha and exuded reference that the speak on the Bill. "At present, the Amendment Bill with the central government to The Home Minister said Home Minister said the confidence that the new reservation for Defending the economically weaker government asserting that protect the culture, the Bill has been government is committed law will pass through the economically weaker provisions of the Bill, the sections of citizens have the draft law is not tradition and rights of the considered in details by towards National Register scrutiny of judiciary. sections would be Finance Minister said,' The largely remained excluded confined to the state of indigenous people,' he the Joint Parliamentary of Citizens - which is Piloting the Bill, Social considered. Bill seeks to guarantee from attending the higher Assam. said. Committee (JPC) and the essential feature of the Justice Minister Thaawar He said the Congress equality of status and educational institutions 'Yeh jimmedari sirf The debate on the Bill, panel has also suggested Assam Accord of 1985 and Chand Gehlot said the government headed by P V opportunity to all its and public employment on Assam ki nahi hae (The which has sparked off changes in the Bill as was not being issue of reservation for the Narsimha Rao had tried citizens.' account of P02 responsibility to shoulder agitation in parts of Assam, brought in 2016. implemented. P02 ST issues notices worth Growing inclination among youth Taxi falls into Militant killed Rs 3.33 Cr to defaulters towards militancy worrying: Omar gorge, 2 killed in shootout in Ramban NL CORRESPONDENT NL CORRESPONDENT Jammu Region at Sher-e- Attributes SRINAGAR, JAN 08 Rs 60.50 lakh JAMMU, JAN 08 Kashmir Bhavan here. political motive NL CORRESPONDENT tax, penalty Omar described behind BJP’s JAMMU TAWI, JAN 08 A militant was killed on National Conference Vice increase in terror related proposed 10 pc Tuesday in a shootout in + realized during President Omar Abdullah violence as alarming and Two persons were killed Jammu and Kashmir's + on Tuesday expressed disturbing, saying reservation when a passenger taxi Pulwama district, Army intensified drive concern over growing terrorism is raising head they were travelling in sources said. inclination among Jammu in the hitherto militancy due to lack of vision it is plunged into a gorge in The incident took NL CORRESPONDENT and Kashmir youth free areas. “In my tenure, spreading its tentacles in Ramban district. place after militants JAMMU TAWI, JAN 08 towards militancy, saying Chenab Valley had been other parts as well. "A passenger taxi on attacked a Rashtriya shrinking of space has declared as militancy free The former Chief way from Banihal to Rifles patrol party in + The State Taxes pushed them to the wall. zone but now the acts of Minister blamed the BJP Chapnari this evening fell Chowduri Bagh area. + Department, J&K has “Compared to just a terror are reported from and PDP for shrinking the into a gorge when the "Searches are being issued notices to various dozen or more youth there”, he said and space for youth by driver lost its control on carried out in the area," + business houses for drawn towards militancy refereed to the killing of a throttling avenues of jobs the vehicle," P02 the sources said. + depositing tax penalties directions of issued to Addison Resort in a span of years during BJP leader in Kishtwar for them, resulting in under GST. Commissioner, State (Punjabi Haveli) National my tenure as Chief along with his brother, alienation. He particularly + According to a Taxes, PK Bhat to ensure Highway, Suketar, for Minister, far more than terror attacks in Sunjwan referred to most SC reinstates CBI + spokesman of the State tax compliance and non- depositing tax and penalty this number are taking to and as latest as recently provocative and proactive Taxes Department, the evasion of GST revenue. of Rs 27,04,853. arms on monthly basis”, grenade throwing in busy anti-youth mindset of the notices have been issued Giving details, the "Proceedings were Omar Abdullah said while B. C Road in Jammu. He former Chief Minister Director AK Verma as a part of the intensified spokesman said that initiated as the business addressing a day-long said terror activities have Mehbooba Mufti and drive launched by the notice under Section-74 of establishment has failed to convention of Youth unfortunately become questioned her moral NL CORRESPONDENT extraneous influences so Department on the the JKSGST Act has been deposit the P02 National Conference, routine in the Valley and grandstanding P02 NEW DELHI, JAN 08 that it could perform its role as the premier CBI Director has to be a investigating and Third party intervention in bilateral "role model of prosecuting agency PDP distances itself from Altaf Bukhari's independence and without any fear and issue unacceptable: Congress integrity" and that can only favour and in the best be ensured by freedom public interest. statement on coalition regimes NL CORRESPONDENT "There are many leaders from all kinds of control "The head of the SRINAGAR, JAN 08 and countries who offered and interference, the institution, namely, the to mediate in Kashmir Supreme Court said Director, naturally, SRINAGAR, JAN 08 (KNS) force and seek mandate A day after Prime minister issue between the two Tuesday. therefore, has to be the from the people. Altaf of Norway, Erna Solberg countries but their offered The top court, which role model of Peoples Democratic Party sahib's statement on 'Parties with brute claimed that her country was rejected," he said, paved the way for independence and (PDP) on Tuesday said coalition regimes in the was willing to mediate adding that it has to be comeback of Alok Kumar integrity which can only be that the statement of its state is in no way the majorities have between India and seen on whose directions Verma as CBI Director by ensured by freedom from senior leader Altaf party line," Veeri said. Pakistan to solve Kashmir Norway is offering it. setting aside orders of the all kinds of control and Bukhari on coalition The PDP Vice President issue, the State Congress "I don't feel there will be CVC and the Centre interference except to the regimes may be reflecting added that whichever always plundered on Tuesday said that any result in case Norway divesting him of his duties extent that Parliament his own personal opinion party in the state got a intervention of third party will mediate in this issue," and sending him on leave, may have intended," said but it doesn't represent brute majority during JK, unleashed reign in bilateral issue is not he said, adding that it has observed that the the bench, also comprising the party's position on the elections in Jammu and acceptable.