Facebook. Engagement: 0. January 29, 2020. The protests against the CAA, NRC are being held across India and abroad. New Delhi: The European Union has distanced itself from the anti-CAA moves of the Members of the European Parliament (), emphasising that India is a key partner for addressing global challenges. PTI Published: 27 Jan 2020, 6:22 PM . Shaffaq Mohammed, a native of Mirpur in PoK is a Member of European Parliament (MEP) from the United Kingdom who is originally behind the draft resolution against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) which is reportedly supported by 154 of 751 members of the European Parliament. Representative Image. The EU Parliament is all set to debate and vote on a resolution asking India to repeal the "divisive" Citizenship Amendment Act. WhatsApp.

Pinterest. The European Parliament on Wednesday postponed voting on a joint motion tabled by its members against India's Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), in a boost to the Indian government's efforts against such a move.However, the joint motion, combining New Delhi: Two weeks after Josep Borrell, the High Representative of European Union for Foreign Affairs, visited India for the government-backed 'Raisina Dialogue' event here, the European Parliament will debate and vote on a resolution that makes use of scathing language against India's Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).

Such an effort will go a long way to educate the members of the European Parliament on the reality of the situation that compelled the Modi government to enact the CAA. In moving the resolution in the European Parliament, the sponsors cited various international treaties and the Indian Constitution to underscore that the CAA ran counter to them all. “As per its regular procedures, the European Parliament published the draft resolutions. New Delhi will be helped by the fact that the EU has decided to “pursue and intensify” dialogue with India, calling it a “respected democracy” and a valued partner of the 28-nation bloc. Londoners taking part in the march. Such resolutions, if adopted, can at best be used to set a coordinated position between the EU and its member states in international organisations on specific issues. Twitter.

FROM CENTRE-RIGHT to far-left, five key groupings in the European Parliament have moved resolutions that slam the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, with two of them stating that the CAA marks a “dangerous shift” in the way citizenship will be determined and will create the “largest statelessness crisis in the world”. It may, however, not receive support from majority of MEPs, ET has learnt. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla had also written a strong-worded letter to the Chairperson of the European Parliament.

European Parliament Debates Anti-CAA Resolution Today, Vote Possible Thursday. European Parliament to debate on anti-CAA resolution The European Parliament is set to debate and vote on a resolution tabled by some of its members against India’s CAA, which it says marks a “dangerous shift” in the country’s citizenship regime. Read more about European Parliament postpones voting on joint motion against CAA on Business Standard.

The Renew Group is the third largest political group in European parliament with 108 members. Calls for the EU and Member States to condemn all violence in the context of the ongoing protests against the CAA, including the alleged killing of protestors by law enforcement officials, and all incidents of excess use of force by the police, some of which have been verified by Amnesty International India; 10. 0. The resolution was jointly introduced by five major groups across political leanings. European Parliament to debate, vote on anti-CAA resolution, Kashmir; claims 'dangerous shift' in India's citizenship regime The European Parliament is set to debate and vote on a resolution tabled by some of its members against India's Citizenship Amendment Act, which it says marks a dangerous shift in the country's citizenship regime. NEW DELHI: In a relief for India, the European Parliament decided to postpone voting on a critical anti-CAA resolution to March even as it went ahead with the debate on Wednesday. Read: Pak-origin MEP moves anti-CAA resolution in EU Parliament, India slams the move calling it an internal matter. The European Parliament on Wednesday postponed voting on a joint motion tabled by its members against India's Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), in a boost to the Indian government's efforts against such a move.However, the joint motion, combining