Dynamite News Shah attacks Mamata, Rahul on NRC issue
BJP president Amit Shah today said West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee opposed the NRC in Assam due to "vote-bank politics" and called upon the people of the state to uproot the TMC government.
Kolkata: BJP president Amit Shah today said West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee opposed the NRC in Assam due to "vote-bank politics" and called upon the people of the state to uproot the TMC government, saying it patronised infiltration from Bangladesh as well as corruption.
He also asked Congress president Rahul Gandhi and Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Banerjee to clarify their stand on infiltration from Bangladesh and the National Register of Citizens (NRC).
Addressing a well-attended public rally here, the BJP chief began his speech with the slogan of uprooting the TMC government from Bengal and said in order to do that, he would visit all the districts of the state.
Also Read |
UP Dy CM attacks Mamata over NRC draft
Also Read: Assam NRC draft: NDA did what UPA couldn't, says Amit Shah
"Why do you want to keep the Bangladeshi infiltrators?" Shah asked Banerjee, and said she was against the NRC for "vote-bank politics".
He alleged that the Bangladeshi infiltrators were a vote bank of the previous Communist government and now, they had become a vote bank of the TMC.
Also Read | Assam NRC draft: Centre's game plan, vote politics, says Mamata
"Rahul Gandhi and Mamata didi should clarify whether national security is important for them or the vote bank. For the BJP, the country comes first," Shah said.