Mamata is opposing CAA to bolster her Muslim vote bank, says Bengal BJP chief Sukanta Majumdar
The Bengal BJP chief said Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is opposing the CAA to bolster her Muslim vote bank. “By doing so, she is provoking Muslims and dividing the state along sharp communal lines. Let me remind the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Mamata Banerjee that citizenship is in the Union List and the Parliament of Bharat has legislated on the CAA to make it an Act. Who is Mamata Banerjee to not allow the implementation of CAA in West Bengal?” Majumdar asked, adding that Mamata’s comments on the issue are an attack on the Constitution and sovereignty of “Bharat”.
On 13 March, two days after the Union government issued a notification for the CAA to come into effect, Mamata had said the CAA is linked with the National Register of Citizens and she would oppose the new legislation. ...