Wednesday, December 18th, 2019
Citizenship (Amendment) Act: column questions the government’s ‘mythbusters’

An opinion column has argued that the Centre’s efforts to explain the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) to its opponents are welcome but came too late, and that some official clarifications have only added to the confusion. Outreach and protests The government has answered critics through tweets, statements and speeches at rallies, and has held talks with Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma, whose capital Shillong has seen angry protests, as have parts of Assam, Tripura and West Bengal. The column insisted that protesters must remain strictly peaceful and protect public propertyRead More
