New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has been one of the staunchest rivals of the Central government’s Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
CAA, which was passed by Parliament in 2020, offers citizenship to religious minorities who entered India from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh before 2015.
Addressing a rally in Kolkata on Wednesday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah reiterated that the Narendra Modi government will implement the Citizenship Amendment Act, and no one can stop it.
The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has taken the stand that CAA is unconstitutional as it excludes Muslims and links citizenship to faith in a secular country.
The Union Home minister virtually launched BJP’s Lok Sabha campaign in West Bengal, claiming that ‘Mamata didi’ has failed to stop infiltration in the state.
“In a state in which so much infiltration occurs, will development take place? That is why Mamata Banerjee is opposing CAA… But I would say that CAA is the law of the country, and no one can stop it. We will implement it,” Shah said.
He further alleged that voter and Aadhaar cards are being openly and illegally distributed to infiltrators in the state.
The Central government had said earlier that it is in the process of framing laws for the CAA.
Three days ago, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Kumar Mishra stated that rules for CAA will be framed by March 30, 2024.
