Citizenship Matters In Bongaon: Will CAA Give BJP The Edge Or TMC Narrative Work In Matua-Dominated WB Seat?
10 months, 1 week ago

Citizenship Matters In Bongaon: Will CAA Give BJP The Edge Or TMC Narrative Work In Matua-Dominated WB Seat?

News 18  

Even as the first batch of 300 got their citizenship certificates on Wednesday under the Citizenship Amendment Act, the war of words between the Trinamool Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party over the law continues. Since 2006, TMC chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has been trying to get the support of Binapani Devi ‘Baro Ma’. Mamata Banerjee is trying to spread a fake narrative and we are not falling for it.” Babu Biswas, another Matua from this area, told News18: “All are waiting for the election to get over. We want to see what details are required to get citizenship certificates.” People from various parts of Bengal are coming to meet Shantanu Thakur to know more about the application process. This means, Mamata Banerjee is supporting the CAA as there is nothing against it.” Locals say Shantanu Thakur will anyway win with a high margin this time.

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‘Decision to Grant Citizenship Has Given People an Identity’: BJP's Shantanu Thakur Says Ready for Bangaon Battle
10 months, 1 week ago

‘Decision to Grant Citizenship Has Given People an Identity’: BJP's Shantanu Thakur Says Ready for Bangaon Battle

News 18  

Shantanu Thakur, the descendant of Harichand Thakur — who founded Matua-ism, a Vaishnavite religious reform movement — and Minister of State for Shipping has been the face of the CAA movement for the BJP. Thakur is contesting from Bengal’s Bangaon, which is set to vote in phase 5 of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Speaking to CNN-News18, Thakur expressed confidence …

‘Will Proceed With CAA-ution’: In West Bengal’s Bongaon, Hindu Refugee Matuas Confused, Will Wait And Watch
10 months, 1 week ago

‘Will Proceed With CAA-ution’: In West Bengal’s Bongaon, Hindu Refugee Matuas Confused, Will Wait And Watch

News 18  

Among other things, the election in West Bengal is also a litmus test for the much-debated law – Citizenship Amendment Act – in its present form. Addressing an election rally in Bongaon on Tuesday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah quelled people’s doubts, saying that West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee was “lying about the CAA". “Banerjee’s …

Apply for citizenship under CAA without fear: MoS Shantanu Thakur exhorts Matuas in poll campaign
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Apply for citizenship under CAA without fear: MoS Shantanu Thakur exhorts Matuas in poll campaign

New Indian Express  

KOLKATA: Union Minister Santanu Thakur, who is seeking re-election from the Bongaon Lok Sabha seat in West Bengal, on Wednesday urged members of the Matua community, who migrated to India before 2014, to apply for citizenship under the CAA, even if they already possess voting rights. Thakur, a strong votary of CAA since the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, had asserted …

Matuas and the long wait to be Indian citizens
1 year, 1 month ago

Matuas and the long wait to be Indian citizens

India Today  

Few communities have hankered for Indian citizenship for as long as the Matuas, a Scheduled Caste grouping that migrated to West Bengal from erstwhile East Pakistan during Partition and after the 1971 India-Pakistan conflict that created Bangladesh. In November last year, at an event of the Matuas in Thakurnagar in Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district, Union minister of state for …

Shantanu Thakur’s claim on CAA in one week triggers protests
1 year, 1 month ago

Shantanu Thakur’s claim on CAA in one week triggers protests

Deccan Chronicle  

Widespread protests erupted in Assam after Union minister Shantanu Thakur in West Bengal said that the Citizenship Act will be implemented nationwide within the next seven days. "Within the next week, CAA will be implemented not only in West Bengal but also across the country," Mr Thakur said at a public meeting in Kakdwip in South 24 Parganas district.Ruling Trinamul …

Mamata: CAA being raked up again for electoral politics, BSF issuing ‘fake cards’
1 year, 1 month 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 …

CAA implementation within a week: Union Minister Shantanu Thakur
1 year, 1 month ago

CAA implementation within a week: Union Minister Shantanu Thakur

The Hindu  

Over the past few days Union Minister of State for Shipping, Santanu Thakur has said that the Citizenship Act would be implemented in the country within a week. Earlier in November 2023 Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Kumar Mishra had said that CAA rules will be framed by March 2024. During the day Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee …

CAA will be implemented in West Bengal, says BJP's Suvendu Adhikari, challenges TMC chief Mamata Banerjee
2 years, 3 months ago

CAA will be implemented in West Bengal, says BJP's Suvendu Adhikari, challenges TMC chief Mamata Banerjee

Firstpost  

During a meeting in North 24 Parganas District’s Thakurnagar, an area dominated by the Matuas whose roots are in Bangladesh, Suvendu Adhikari said the CAA will be implemented in West Bengal and dared Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee to try and stop it Kolkata: Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari has asserted that the Citizenship Amendment Act …

Centre using Citizenship Amendment Act as political tool, says Abhishek Banerjee
2 years, 10 months ago

Centre using Citizenship Amendment Act as political tool, says Abhishek Banerjee

India Today  

Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee on Wednesday lashed out at Centre on several issues including the Citizenship Act and said BJP-led Centre is using CAA as a political tool to achieve political gains. Speaking to party workers in Assam, Banerjee said, "Home Minister Amit Shah is saying two different things in Bengal and in Assam. The TMC national general secretary …

Shantanu Thakur, BJP's Pick to Garner Matua Vote in Bengal, Joins New Team Modi
3 years, 8 months ago

Shantanu Thakur, BJP's Pick to Garner Matua Vote in Bengal, Joins New Team Modi

News 18  

Shantanu Thakur, Lok Sabha MP from West Bengal’s Bangaon, has been inducted in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Cabinet as Minister of State in the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways. He is the son of former Bengal Minister Manjul Krishna Thakur and grandson of Binapani Devi — 100-year-old matriarch of the Matua community. It was in Shantanu’s stronghold Bangaon where …

West Bengal Elections 2021: BJP Gives Ticket to Matua Leader Subrata Thakur
4 years ago

West Bengal Elections 2021: BJP Gives Ticket to Matua Leader Subrata Thakur

News 18  

Prominent Matua leader, Subrata Thakur, brother of BJP MP Santanu Thakur, was given a nomination from Gaighata by the BJP on Tuesday after another list of candidates was announced for 11 seats for the assembly elections in West Bengal. This time, the BJP is going all-out to win the assembly elections in West Bengal. Sources have also confirmed that Shantanu …

Explained: Why The Matua Vote Is Crucial For Bengal Elections
4 years, 1 month ago

Explained: Why The Matua Vote Is Crucial For Bengal Elections

The Quint  

Just before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Boromaa in Bengal, coincidentally just a few months before her passing, and promised citizenship to Matuas, if they came to power. He was invited by Shantanu Thakur, who fought against Mamata Bala Thakur on a BJP ticket for her Bongaon seat. Shortly thereafter, the BJP stopped mentioning the …

Will Amit Shah's Bengal Visit Calm Matua Discontent Over CAA Delay and Help BJP in Polls?
4 years, 1 month ago

Will Amit Shah's Bengal Visit Calm Matua Discontent Over CAA Delay and Help BJP in Polls?

News 18  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will on Saturday hold a mega public meeting in Thakurnagar, an area dominated by people belonging to the Matua community, amid their discontent over delay in implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act in West Bengal. Party insiders feel that Amit Shah’s public rally in Thakurnagar is an attempt to appease the community ahead of the …

‘Shah Must Clarify Stand on CAA, Says Bengal BJP MP as He Eyes Matua Votes Ahead of Polls
4 years, 2 months ago

‘Shah Must Clarify Stand on CAA, Says Bengal BJP MP as He Eyes Matua Votes Ahead of Polls

News 18  

Kolkata: Shantanu Thakur, BJP MP from Bengal’s Bongaon, has asked Union Home Minister Amit Shah to clarify Centre’s stand on the implementation of Citizenship Amendment Act in the state. In 2019 Lok Sabha, besides winning the confidence of Matua community, the BJP has also managed to capitalise on the Left Front’s vote share which helped Shantanu Thakur to elbow Trinamool …

While Mamata Banerjee lies to Matua community, Kailash Vijayvargiya assures implementation of CAA in West Bengal
4 years, 3 months ago

While Mamata Banerjee lies to Matua community, Kailash Vijayvargiya assures implementation of CAA in West Bengal

Op India  

On Saturday, BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya assured the Matua community in Thakurnagar in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal of implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act. This assurance comes days after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee lied to the Matua community that they do not require citizenship under CAA as ‘they are already citizens of India’. Shantanu added, …

Mamata Banerjee Woos Matuas in Bengal's Bongaon, Says They Don't Need Proof of Citizenship under CAA
4 years, 3 months ago

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

News 18  

It is too early to speculate how West Bengal’s Matua community will affect the upcoming 2021 Assembly elections, but it has undeniably influenced politics in the state by proving its clout over the last two decades. While political parties shuffle their cards between Muslim appeasement and Hindu sentiments, statistics indicate that the Matuas — a Dalit community in West Bengal …

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