’Mamata Didi misleading people of Bengal’: Amit Shah takes jibe at West Bengal CM on CAA
8 months, 2 weeks ago

’Mamata Didi misleading people of Bengal’: Amit Shah takes jibe at West Bengal CM on CAA

Live Mint  

Assuring the people of West Bengal of zero infiltration if the Bharatiya Janata Party is voted to power in the state, Union Home Minister Amit Shah lashed out at the Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee for opposing the Citizenship Amendment Act. PM Narendra Modi and the BJP government can stop infiltration in Bengal," Shah said speaking at a public rally in West Bengal's Dakshin Dinajpur, during his first state visit after the announcement of Lok Sabha election 2024 dates. While speaking at an event in Bengal, Amit Shah also gave the example of Assam, where the National Register of Citizens exercise was conducted to determine illegal migrants into the state. 'If you makeus cross 30 in Bengal, not even a single…': Amit Shah Urging people to vote for his party in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections 2024, Amit Shah said, “I have come to tell you that if you make us cross 30 seats and form a BJP government in West Bengal, not even a bird will land here crossing the borders and no infiltrator will come in.” Mentioning CAA, the union home minister claimed that Mamata Banerjee is misleading the people of west Bengal about the citizenship amendment.

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Assam Chief Minister Warns of Foreign Tribunal Notices for Bengali Hindus
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Assam Chief Minister Warns of Foreign Tribunal Notices for Bengali Hindus

Hindustan Times  

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has responded to the Congress's questions about the citizenship of his party candidate from Dholai Nihar Ranjan Das, stating that raising such questions could provoke the foreigners tribunal to send notices to other Bengali Hindus leading to their harassment. Sarma emphasized that the common people will suffer if the foreigners tribunals send notices to …

Don’t refer people covered by CAA to foreigners’ tribunals: Assam govt to cops
5 months, 1 week ago

Don’t refer people covered by CAA to foreigners’ tribunals: Assam govt to cops

Hindustan Times  

GUWAHATI: The Assam government has told the state police to stop initiating proceedings against persecuted minorities belonging to Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Buddhist, Parsi and Christian communities from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan who entered the country before December 31, 2014, and are entitled to Indian citizenship under the Citizenship Amendment Act operationalised on March 11 this year. The border police has …

Mamata compromising national security for sake of vote-bank politics: Amit Shah
7 months ago

Mamata compromising national security for sake of vote-bank politics: Amit Shah

The Hindu  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of compromising national security for the sake of vote-bank politics, and “committing a sin” by allowing infiltrators to change the State’s demography. Addressing a poll rally at Kanthi in East Midnapore district, Mr. Shah also asserted that the Trinamool Congress will “disintegrate”, resulting in the “farewell” …

Mamata afraid of offending her infiltrator vote bank: Shah
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Mamata afraid of offending her infiltrator vote bank: Shah

The Hindu  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday accused Trinamool Congress of “parivar raj” and alleged that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wants to make her nephew Abhishek Banerjee Chief Minister of State. “This election is also about deciding whether you want the nephew as Chief Minister of West Bengal or Narendra Modi as Prime Minister of India,” he said. The Home …

‘Don't return without voting’: Mamata Banerjee's 'citizenship' warning migrants in Bengal for Eid
8 months ago

‘Don't return without voting’: Mamata Banerjee's 'citizenship' warning migrants in Bengal for Eid

Hindustan Times  

Lok Sabha elections 2024: Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday urged migrant workers present in their home state of West Bengal for Eid celebrations to vote in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections before returning to work. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee addresses during a public meeting for the Lok Sabha polls, in Islampur, West Bengal on Thursday. “I would …

Mamata Banerjee addresses rally in Murshidabad, says 'Won't let UCC, CAA and NRC be implemented in Bengal'
8 months ago

Mamata Banerjee addresses rally in Murshidabad, says 'Won't let UCC, CAA and NRC be implemented in Bengal'

India TV News  

Lok Sabha elections 2024: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday urged migrant voters in the state to cast their votes in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections before departing. 'Second battle for the country's independence' Describing the 2024 Lok Sabha polls as a pivotal moment akin to a "second battle for the country's independence," she cautioned that a BJP …

Didi: Can Shed Blood, Won’t Accept CAA, NRC, UCC
8 months, 1 week ago

Didi: Can Shed Blood, Won’t Accept CAA, NRC, UCC

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday threatened to “shed blood” in her renewed opposition to the Citizenship Amendment Act, National Register Citizens, and Union Civil Code in the country. She issued the threat while addressing the members of the Muslim community during their Eid Namaz on Red Road in the city, a day after Union Home Minister …

At Eid prayer, Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee says ‘ready to shed blood for country', no to CAA and NRC
8 months, 2 weeks ago

At Eid prayer, Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee says ‘ready to shed blood for country', no to CAA and NRC

Hindustan Times  

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday, addressing a gathering at an Eid prayer, reiterated that the state will not accept the Citizenship Act, 2019, National Register of Citizens and Uniform Civil Code. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee at an Iftar party in Kolkata on Tuesday. Your safety, your life.," news agency ANI quoted Mamata Banerjee as saying …

'Mamata Ji should stop fear mongering against CAA, she is a Bengali too, she should not oppose Bengali Hindu refugees': Amit Shah
9 months, 1 week ago

'Mamata Ji should stop fear mongering against CAA, she is a Bengali too, she should not oppose Bengali Hindu refugees': Amit Shah

Op India  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah questioned the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her strident opposition to the Citizenship Amendment Act, rules of which were promulgated on Monday. In an interview with ANI’s Smita Prakash, Amit Shah said, “I want to appeal to Mamata Banerjee. She is not stopping illegal infiltrators, she doesn't know the difference between illegal infiltrators …

CAA linked to NRC, won't allow detention camps in West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee
9 months, 1 week ago

CAA linked to NRC, won't allow detention camps in West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee

The Hindu  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on March 13 asserted that the Citizenship Amendment Act is linked with the National Register of Citizens and that is the reason why she is opposing the new legislation. The Trinamool Congress supremo said she doesn't want detention camps in West Bengal, like those in Assam. We don't want detention camps like those in …

Opposition spreading lies about CAA, claims Amit Shah
9 months, 1 week ago

Opposition spreading lies about CAA, claims Amit Shah

The Hindu  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday has accused the Opposition of spreading falsehoods about the Citizenship Amendment Act and asserted that it is only meant to give citizenship to refugees from neighbouring countries not to take away citizenship from people of the country. The CAA is the promise made in the party’s manifesto and the Bharatiya Janata Party Government …

Mamata: CAA being raked up again for electoral politics, BSF issuing ‘fake cards’
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Mamata: CAA being raked up again for electoral politics, BSF issuing ‘fake cards’

Hindustan Times  

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday alleged the Border Security Force was issuing separate identity cards to people living along the Bangladesh border while urging them to reject these documents as their names would be deleted from the National Register of Citizens. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee in Cooch Behar on Monday. Union home minister Amit Shah …

Don't fall into CAA trap, says Mamata even as BJP promises to implement it within a week
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Don't fall into CAA trap, says Mamata even as BJP promises to implement it within a week

New Indian Express  

KOLKATA: The mercury in West Bengal politics soared on Monday over the issue of implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act. While chief minister Mamata Banerjee, during her north Bengal visit, urged people not to fall into the CAA trap, Union minister Shantanu Thakur said the newly amended act would be implemented not only in Bengal but also across the country …

Mamata shamed democracy in Bengal: BJP hits out at Trinamool over poll violence
1 year, 5 months ago

Mamata shamed democracy in Bengal: BJP hits out at Trinamool over poll violence

India Today  

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader and former Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday teared into West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the recent violence in the state during panchayat polls. While speaking to reporters, the BJP leader criticised the Trinamool Congress supremo for letting loose a reign of terror during the rural polls and even questioned why the …

Will never allow NRC in West Bengal: CM Mamata Banerjee
1 year, 7 months ago

Will never allow NRC in West Bengal: CM Mamata Banerjee

Hindustan Times  

The West Bengal government will neither implement the National Register of Citizens nor let the Centre do it, chief minister Mamata Banerjee said on Thursday at an administrative meeting for Malda and Murshidabad, the districts where Muslims comprise a majority of the population. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee “They have again sent a letter regarding NRC, although not naming …

Centre's Aadhaar Verification Plan A Plot to Implement CAA, NRC in Bengal, Won't Follow It: Mamata
1 year, 8 months ago

Centre's Aadhaar Verification Plan A Plot to Implement CAA, NRC in Bengal, Won't Follow It: Mamata

News 18  

A fresh war of words has erupted between the Trinamool Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party over a letter sent by the Centre to the West Bengal government. It says that the state governments along with the Centre should identify illegal Aadhaar cards and those people who do not have Aadhaar cards. She said that this was an indirect way of …

Mamata hits out at BJP over ‘using’ CAA, NRC for Gujarat assembly election
2 years, 1 month ago

Mamata hits out at BJP over ‘using’ CAA, NRC for Gujarat assembly election

Hindustan Times  

Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party Wednesday, alleging it is 'using' the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act and National Register of Citizens with an eye on the next month's Gujarat election. With upcoming Gujarat assembly polls later this year and Lok Sabha elections just a year-and-a-half away, it has again started to flare up the …

India wants Didi: New campaign backs Mamata as 1st Bengali PM in 2024
2 years, 7 months ago

India wants Didi: New campaign backs Mamata as 1st Bengali PM in 2024

India Today  

Ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha election, the supporters of the Trinamool Congress have rolled out a new campaign called ‘India Wants Mamata Di’, on the lines of its ‘Bangla Nijer Meyeke Chay’ promotion during the state assembly polls last year. The campaign’s mission is to galvanise public opinion to make Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee the first ever Bengali prime …

Amit Shah, on a visit to Bengal, promises to implement the CAA after pandemic ends and attacks Mamata Banerjee over law and order in State
2 years, 7 months ago

Amit Shah, on a visit to Bengal, promises to implement the CAA after pandemic ends and attacks Mamata Banerjee over law and order in State

The Hindu  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who is on a two-day visit to West Bengal, once again locked horns with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the Citizenship Act. On May 5, at a rally in Siliguri, north Bengal, Amit Shah revived the spectre of the CAA and promised to implement the controversial Act across the country once the coronavirus pandemic was …

BJP Can't Give Citizenship to Matuas, They Already Have It, Says West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee
3 years, 8 months ago

BJP Can't Give Citizenship to Matuas, They Already Have It, Says West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

News 18  

Accusing the BJP of giving false promises to the members of the politically significant Matua community on citizenship, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday claimed that those people have already been given all rights as citizens. Banerjee, also the Trinamool Congress supremo, claimed that if the saffron party is voted to power, it will keep the people of …

No plans to conduct NRC exercise in Bengal, CAA to be implemented: Vijayvargiya
3 years, 8 months ago

No plans to conduct NRC exercise in Bengal, CAA to be implemented: Vijayvargiya

Live Mint  

Countering opposition claims that the BJP, if voted to power in Bengal, will update the National Register of Citizens, thereby "taking away the citizenship rights of people", Kailash Vijayvargiya, the saffron camp's national general secretary, on Sunday reaffirmed that no such plan is on the radar. Training his guns on Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over her assertion that the …

In Assam and Bengal, the BJP’s contrasting approach to CAA-NRC
3 years, 8 months ago

In Assam and Bengal, the BJP’s contrasting approach to CAA-NRC

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party ’s dilemma regarding the Citizenship Amendment Act and the National Register of Citizens in election-bound West Bengal and Assam became obvious on Tuesday when the party released its manifesto for the Assam elections. The party’s national president JP Nadda, while releasing the poll manifesto in Assam, said CAA cannot be changed through a state legislation and …

BJP Will Form Next Govt in West Bengal, A Local Will Become Chief Minister: Amit Shah
3 years, 8 months ago

BJP Will Form Next Govt in West Bengal, A Local Will Become Chief Minister: Amit Shah

News 18  

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Home Minister Amit Shah said his party will form the next government in West Bengal after the Assembly election and a local will become the chief minister, adding that action will be initiated against all poll-related violence. Regarding West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee’s injury in her left leg that she suffered during an incident …

Come May 2, Didi will be gone: MP CM Shivraj blasts Mamata Banerjee on her home turf
3 years, 9 months ago

Come May 2, Didi will be gone: MP CM Shivraj blasts Mamata Banerjee on her home turf

India Today  

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan hit out at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her party Trinamool Congress on Sunday, saying that the BJP will win the upcoming assembly elections in the state and Mamata Banerjee will lose her chief ministership on May 2 -- the day the votes will be counted. Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh …

Mamata Banerjee Woos Matuas in Bengal's Bongaon, Says They Don't Need Proof of Citizenship under CAA
4 years ago

Mamata Banerjee Woos Matuas in Bengal's Bongaon, Says They Don't Need Proof of Citizenship under CAA

News 18  

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