CAA rules unconstitutional, discriminatory: Mamata Banerjee
The Hindu
Dubbing it a “game of taking away the rights”, Mamata Banerjee said, “As soon as people apply for citizenship, they will become illegal inhabitants and will be taken to detention camps.”
Attacking the BJP-led government at the Centre over the implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on March 12 claimed the rules notified were "unconstitutional and discriminatory".
Addressing an official programme at Habra in North 24 Parganas district, Ms. Banerjee said she would not allow the implementation of the CAA in West Bengal and urged the people to think several times before applying for citizenship under the law.
"I have doubts if the CAA rules notified yesterday have legal validity. There is no clarity on it," she said.
"The CAA and the rules framed are unconstitutional, and discriminatory under Article 14 of Constitution, which is the fundamental right to equality," she said, claiming that the Centre was "bluffing" over providing citizenship.
Ms. Banerjee, who heads the TMC, claimed that anyone who applies for citizenship will automatically become an illegal immigrant.
Dubbing it a "game of taking away the rights", she said, "As soon as people apply for citizenship, they will become illegal inhabitants and will be taken to detention camps."
"I will be happy if one person gets the (citizenship) rights, but if anyone is deprived I will give him shelter," she said, asserting that she will not allow anyone to be "thrown out".
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