59 Petitions on CAA to be Heard by SC Today

New Delhi: Near about 59 petitions challenging the Citizenship Amendment Act will be heard by the Supreme Court today. Some of those who filed the petitions are Congress leader Jairam Ramesh, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi, TMC MP  Mahua Moitra, RJD, Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind, Tripura’s erstwhile ruling family scion Pradyot Kishore Deb Barman, IUML, All Assam Students Union and others.

The Citizenship Amendment Bill was passed by both the Houses of the Parliament last week and hours later, it became an Act after President Ram Nath Kovind’s nod. Ever since the passage of CAB in the Parliament, the country has witnessed several violent protests in most of the states, particularly in Assam, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh.