Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee met Union Home Minister Amit Shah today.
New Delhi:
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee flagged the issue of citizens’ register during her meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah today. Pointing out that 19 lakh people, may of whom were “genuine voters” have been left out of the citizenship registry in Assam, she told him that the exercise is not required in Bengal.
The implementation of the citizens’ list in Assam – which left out 19 lakh people – has been widely criticized owing to the omissions. Even a section of BJP leaders in Assam have criticized it, claiming the list left out a number of Bengali Hindus who were among the party’s core voter group.
“I handed over a letter to him (Amit Shah) , told him that of the 19 lakh people left out of NRC, many are Hindi Speaking, Bengali speaking and local Assamese. Many genuine voters have been left out. This should be looked into. I submitted an official letter, “Mamata Banerjee was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.
The Bengal Chief Minsterhad met Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday, but said she did not discuss the issue of NRC since it was a “government to government” meeting and they had only
Yesterday, Mr Shah had reiterated the government plan to introduce National Registry of Citizens throughout the country and take action against illegal immigrants.
He said the people have already given their approval for the nation wide-implementation of the NRS through their verdict of the 2019 elections, since he had raised the matter in every
“He did not say anything about NRC in West Bengal. I have already clarified my stand that NRC is not needed in West Bengal, “Mamata Banerjee later told reporters.
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