There will be civil war, blood bath because of NRC, says Mamata
NEW DELHI: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday while addressing a conclave organised by Catholic Bishops Conference in Delhi, alleged that the National Registrar of Citizens (NRC) exercise in Assam was done with a “political motive” to divide people and warned that it would lead to a bloodbath and a civil war in the country.
She said that even the names of family members of former President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed had not been included in the NRC.
The Trinamool Congress also dared the BJP to try implementing NRC in West Bengal and said it could never come to power in the state.
She appealed to the all communities to build up momentum against the decision of the government.
The TMC supremo, however, praised Union ministers Sushma Swaraj and Rajnath Singh stating that these leaders are “good”, and added, “others are not”.
“Potato and potato chips are not same,” Banerjee quipped.
Banerjee who met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh at his residence on Tuesday asked him to clarify whether the Centre intends to carry out an exercise similar to Nrc-assam in her state.
Terming the decision of bringing in NRC as “disaster”, the TMC chief has also urged the Union Home Minister to bring in amendments to end the prob- lems being faced by the people in Assam.
During the day Banerjee went to meet former BJP leader Yashwant Sinha, Ram Jethmalani and disgruntled BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha, who have been vocal critics of the Modi government, to invite them for her rally.
She also met NCP chief Sharad Pawar at South Avenue.