All B deshis living in Bengal are Indian citizens Mamata

  • | Tuesday | 3rd March, 2020

Kaliaganj (West Bengal): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Tuesday all who came from Bangladesh and have been casting votes in elections were Indian citizens and did not require to apply for citizenship afresh. Banerjee also slammed the Modi government for its handling of the communal riots in Delhi which has claimed 42 lives so far, and asserted she will not allow West Bengal turn into another Delhi. The West Bengal chief minister said no refugee living in the state will be deprived of citizenship. Hitting out at the central government over the Delhi violence, the TMC boss said,"Don't forget this is Bengal. We do not want Bengal to turn into another Delhi or another Uttar Pradesh."

Kaliaganj (West Bengal): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Tuesday all who came from Bangladesh and have been casting votes in elections were Indian citizens and did not require to apply for citizenship afresh. Banerjee also slammed the Modi government for its handling of the communal riots in Delhi which has claimed 42 lives so far, and asserted she will not allow West Bengal turn into another Delhi. "Those who have come from Bangladesh are citizens of India...they have got citizenship. You dont need to apply for citizenship again. You have been casting your votes in elections, electing PM and CM...now they are saying that you are not citizens...dont believe them," she told a public meeting here. She also asserted she will not let "even a single person" to be driven out of Bengal. The West Bengal chief minister said no refugee living in the state will be deprived of citizenship. Hitting out at the central government over the Delhi violence, the TMC boss said,"Dont forget this is Bengal. What happened in Delhi will never be allowed to happen here. We do not want Bengal to turn into another Delhi or another Uttar Pradesh."

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