"They Want To Divide People": Mamata Banerjee Slams BJP On Citizenship Act
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Mamata Banerjee said, "They want to give it (citizenship) to someone and deny others. If one (community) is getting citizenship, the other (community) should also get it. This discrimination is wrong"
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee hit out at the Centre and the BJP today over the Citizenship Amendment Act and the "use of central agencies". Addressing a rally of party workers in North 24 Parganas district, Ms Banerjee said while the INDIA alliance will be in rest of the country, in Bengal "it will only be the Trinamool Congress that would take on BJP," putting to rest speculation on whether the party will go for seat sharing in Bengal.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah, during his visit to Kolkata yesterday, said no one can stop the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act, law the Trinamool Congress is opposed to.
"At times, she tries to mislead the people, the refugees, whether CAA will be at all implemented in the country or not. I want to say this clearly that CAA is the law of the land and no one can stop its implementation. This is the commitment of our party," he said.
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