"We have fought against the NRC. Rajbanshis are citizens of India. They have again started shouting CAA, CAA for the sake of votes," Mamata Banerjee said.
"BJP is resorting to its old tactics vis-a-vis CAA. Shantanu Thakur, a Minister of the Government of India elected from West Bengal has again said that CAA will be implemented in Bengal. He lacks confidence himself when he says this," Panja said.
"Today I am giving a guarantee that CAA will be implemented in Bengal and other states of India in the next seven days," Thakur said while addressing a public gathering in Kakdwip in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas.
The notification of Citizenship (Amendment) Act of 2019 rules is expected to happen 'well in advance' before the Lok Sabha polls' announcement, officials known to the development revealed.
New Delhi [India], January 2: The recent gathering organized by the All India Matua Federation stands as a remarkable testament to the unity, traditions, and shared values within the Matua community, a sect of AVARNA Bengali Hindus known as Namasudras. Originating from the teachings of Haric
"I want to know, how many thieves, dacoits, and murderers of the BJP have been arrested across the country? They are running a 'democracy of agencies'...Their leaders want to 'increase arrests'. But they should know that they will not be in power forever," Mamata said.
Karnataka minister and Congress leader Priyank Kharge on Wednesday said that Amit Shah is the most incompetent Home Minister in independent India and that the latter hasn't made a statement on the situation in Manipur and recent Parliament security breach incident.
According to party sources, Shah would kick-start his meeting with the state leadership and workers of the party in Kolkata on December 26 to feel the pulse of West Bengal BJP's organizational strength, before the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
Janata Dal-United national general secretary Afaque Ahmed Khan slammed Union Home Minister Amit Shah over his statement on the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in West Bengal and said that BJP leader is again raising the "gyan" of Citizenship Amendment Act as because he is aware and worried t
Hours after Union Home Minister Amit Shah declared in a mega public rally in Kolkata on Wednesday that no one could prevent the central government from implementing the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), the Trinamool Congress (TMC) questioned why the rules for the same had not been framed yet
Addressing a public rally in West Bengal's Kolkata, Shah said that the proposed act is the "country's law" and the Narendra Modi-led Central government is going to implement it at any cost.
Union Minister of State (MoS) for Home Affairs Ajay Mishra Teni on Sunday said that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) will definitely be implemented in the upcoming months adding that legislative committee of Rajya Sabha has set the deadline to frame rules by March 30 in 2024.