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Over 30 people have died in West Bengal due to fear of proposed country-wide NRC: Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday claimed that over 30 people have died in the state due to fear of the proposed country-wide NRC.
NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday claimed that over 30 people have died in the state due to fear of the proposed country-wide NRC.
Hitting out at the Centre, Mamata Banerjee said, "NPR, NRC and CAA are like black magic."
"Will you(BJP)drive me out of the country because I don't have my mother's birth certificate?" Mamata Banerjee asked.
She slammed the BJP leaders for allegedly branding anti-CAA protesters as "anti-nationals", and said the recent firings outside Jamia Millia University and Shaheen Bagh in Delhi were attempts to terrorise the peaceful agitators.
In a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Banerjee said unlike the PM, who "calls himself a 'chowkidaar' (watchman) only during polls", she takes care of people and attends to their problems round the year.
"I don't belong to a group that spreads hatred among masses. It is due to instigation by the BJP leaders, incidents of firing took place outside Shaheen Bagh and Jamia Millia. These are attempts to terrorize the masses," Banerjee said, while addressing a rally at Bongaon in North 24 Parganas.
Extending her support to the Shaheen Bagh protesters, Banerjee, who is also the TMC supremo, said some parties are trying to "spread misinformation" on the issue of Citizenship (Amendment) Bill.
"CAA won't grant you citizenship, it will turn you into a foreigner," she added.
Unleasing a scathing attack against the BJP, "Mamata said the party is the offspring of Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq, people should unite to save the country from it."
