Indian Horizon National English Daily [email protected] www.indianhorizon.org RNI No: Deleng/2013/51507 In memory of Dr Asima Kemal and Prof. Dr. Salim W Kemal [email protected] Volume Issue No: 335 Published from Hyderabad & New Delhi Price: 3.00 No: 6 New Delhi, Wednesday, December 11, 2019 Pages 12 + 4 pull out (P16) CAB passage cheers Imran condemns passing Nottinghamshire sign ‘non-citizen’ of India’s Citizenship Mohammad Abbas Hindu migrants (Amendment) Bill for 2020 County C’ship from Pak P-5 P-8 P-11 ‘Govt bringing Jinnah alive’: CAB is attack on Constitution, attempt to destroy India: Rahul Owaisi’s jibe over Citizenship Bill New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) A day saying it does not affect the com- after the Lok Sabha passed the munity residing in the country. New Delhi Dec 10 (IANS): Attacking Cong and NCP, he said controversial Citizenship (Amend- The Bill was tabled for discus- AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owai- ment) Bill, 2019, former Congress sion in the Lok Sabha on Monday si on Tuesday claimed that despite fighting elections against Sena, President Rahul Gandhi described by Union Home Minister Amit the government is bringing two parties joined hands with saffron it as an attack on the Constitution Shah. The draft legislation was Pakistan founder Mohammad and said that anyone who supports passed after division of votes with Ali Jinnah alive with the Citi- party for political gains. the Bill is attempting to destroy the 311 in its favour and 80 against it zenship (Amendment) Bill. foundation of India. following a marathon over eight Speaking at the Lokmat Na- limeen (AIMIM) leader said. asked to give their votes to the In a tweet, Congress MP from hour long debate continued till tional Conclave, Owaisi said Attacking the Congress and the Congress and the NCP to de- Wayanad said: “The CAB is an at- 12.06 a.m. on Tuesday which began that even if the bill is passed NCP, he said despite fighting feat us as well as the BJP and tack on the Indian constitution. stan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan at about 4 p.m. on Monday in the by parliament, he will “knock the elections against the Shiv the Shiv Sena,” he said. “After Anyone who supports it is attack- was passed in the Lok Sabha on lower House. The Bill would now be on all doors” in the country Sena, the two parties joined the elections, the Congress ing and attempting to destroy Monday-Tuesday midnight sit- moved in the Rajya Sabha on Tues- and keep his point of view in hands with the saffron party for did a ‘nikaah’ (marriage) with the foundation of our nation.” ting though it was vehemently op- day to cross its final hurdle before front of the people. political gains. the Shiv Sena and Sharad His remarks came a day after the posed by major opposition parties becoming a law to provide Indian “What message do you want now you are imposing greater “A campaign was run Pawar held a ‘walima’ (recep- Lok Sabha passed the CAB that objecting its nature and describing nationality to Hindus, Christians, to give. Muslims were subject exclusion on them,” the All against me and Imtiaz Jaleel tion) with Uddhav Thacker- seeks to give Indian nationality to it “against Muslim community”, Sikhs, Parsis, Jains and Buddhists to political marginalisation and India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Mus- in Maharashtra. Voters were ay,” he said. non-Muslim refugees from Paki- which the government rejected fleeing persecution in Pakistan. Rohingyas will LS passes Bill to extend ‘Changes in Article 370 only never be accepted possible at J&K people’s instance’ as Indian SC/ST reservation by 2030 New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) The al- five-judge Constitution Bench, head- citizens: Shah teration of Article 370 could only be at ed by Justice N.V. Ramana and com- New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) on January 25, 2020. The Bill, the instance of people of the state, the prising Justices Justices S.K. Kaul, R. The Lok Sabha on Tuesday however, did not about the Union only had an executive role and Subhash Reddy, B.R. Gavai and Surya passed a Bill with voice vote extension of reservation for there was no role of Parliament, said Kant, is hearing the case. to extend the reservation of the Anglo-Indian community a senior counsel of a petitioner, chal- Ramachandran said the extent of Scheduled Castes (SC) and whose reservation will also lenging the Centre’s decision on revo- the state of J&K could only be changed Scheduled Tribes (ST) for the cease on the same date. cation of provisions of Article 370, in subject to strict federal and demo- next 10 years up to January Opposition parties across the Supreme Court on Tuesday. cratic guarantees “to the extent that 25, 2030, with the government the party lines supported Senior advocate Raju Ramachan- J&K’s legislature and the Constitu- announcing that the reserva- the Bill for extending reser- dran, representing petitioners -- Shah ent Assembly earmarked “empty” tion will “never” be removed. ervation is the right of these The Minister said the gov- vation for SCs and STs, but Faesal and others -- opening argu- seats for absent representatives of the In his concluding remarks, under the privileged commu- ernment will bring reservation they questioned the gov- ments on the first day of the hearing, people residing in those regions of the Union Law Minister Ravi nity. “Reservation is undoubt- in judiciary also. The Bill was ernment why it took away said, “The terms of entry of J&K into state not under India’s control. The New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) Shankar Prasad said the Con- edly good and it should be passed with division of votes the Anglo-Indian commu- the Indian Union, recognised in the breakup of J&K is a violation of this Union Home Minister Amit stitution (One Hundred and going on further. The BJP is with 352/0. The government nity out of the Bill and not 1954 Order, accord protection to its recognition.” He said the J&K Reor- Shah said in the Lok Sabha on Twenty-Sixth Amendment) determined to provide reser- brought the Bill in the House declared extension of their territorial integrity by making the ganisation Act, 2019 violated Article 3 Monday that the Centre will Bill, 2019 amends provisions vation for SC/ST and it will be. for its passage as the reserva- reservation even after they powers of Parliament under Article 3 of the Constitution as the character of never touch Article 371 and related to reservation of seats This reservation will never be tion provision for SCs and STs played major roles in vari- of the Constitution contingent on the a state couldn’t be extinguished in its that Rohingyas will never be for SCs and STs and that res- removed,” Prasad said. in the Constitution is to cease ous fi elds. consent by the state’s legislature.” A entirety into two Union Territories. accepted as citizens of India. Shah made the remarks while speaking in the debate over BJP’s CAB plan in RS: 11 nominated ‘NC won’t be part of political the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, which was tabled in the MPs, ‘help from ‘friends’ Lower House on Monday. process unless 370 restored’ “Rohingyas will never be New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) Af- other an infl uential party Gen- Shiromani Akali Dal and 1 each accepted as citizens of India. ter a smooth passage in the Lok eral Secretary -- say the chem- from Lok Jan Shakti Party and Srinagar, Dec 10 (IANS) Senior Kamal said Article 370 was They infi ltrated India through Sabha, the real test for the BJP istry will pave the way for the Republican Party of India. The National Conference leader Mus- scrapped to end the Muslim- Bangldesh. The came from is to get the sensitive Citizen- CAB passage. The Rajya Sabha entire count goes up to 94. tafa Kamal has said the NC won’t majority character of Jammu & Myanmar,” Shah said. ship Amendment Bill passed in has a total 245 members. But There are 12 nominated MPs in take part in the political process Kashmir and to pave the way for “There is a difference be- the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, now, with a few vacant seats, the the Rajya Sabha. The BJP is con- until the restoration of Article 370 “demographic change”. He said tween Article 370 and Article where it is short of numbers. House strength comes down to fi dent of support from 11, which and statehood to Jammu & Kash- his party is preparing the ground 371. Article 371 does not give But party insiders say the 238. BJP needs 120 votes to pass includes Subramanian Swamy, mir. In an exclusive interview for moving a motion against the fl ag to anyone. We will never passage of the Bill in the Upper the Bill, which is one above the Swapan Dasgupta, Rakesh Sinha with IANS, Kamal, the brother of Centre’s “unilateral decision” touch Article 371. I am assur- House has less to do with the halfway mark (119). The BJP has among others. The only nomi- detained former Chief Minister and is hopeful the Supreme Court ing this to the whole northeast numbers and more with inter- 83 MPs in the upper house and nated MP the BJP is not counting and NC chief Farooq Abdullah, will declare the move on Article region,” the Home Minister party chemistry, where the par- its National Democratic Alliance on is K.T.S.