Published 17:08 IST, June 9th 2020
CPI(M) mocks Amit Shah's promise to build Sonar Bangla, levels '3rd class citizens' charge
Senior CPI(M) leader Mohammad Salim alleged that Home Minister Amit Shah wanted to make Bengali-speaking people 'third-class citizens' through the CAA and NRC
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Senior CPI(M) leer Mohamm Salim on Tuesday, June 9, lashed out at Union Home Minister Amit Shah for his remarks during West Bengal 'Jan Samv' rally. Mocking Shah's claims of creating a Sonar Bangla, Salim accused him of seeking to make Bengali-speaking people 'third-class citizens' through Citizenship Amendment Act and National Register of Citizens. Claiming that Union Home Minister h thing to say about COVID-19 situation in West Bengal and humanitarian crisis in Sunderbans, CPI(M) Politburo member also lamented that Centre h t released funds for Cyclone Amphan relief work. Salim slammed Shah for discussing CAA at a juncture when people of state were still protesting.
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'Mamata Banerjee will become a political refugee'
dressing virtual rally, Union Home Minister listed achievements of first year of Narendra Modi government's second tenure in power. Taking on West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee's anti-CAA stance, Shah predicted that she would become a "political refugee" after 2021 state Assembly polls. Maintaining that more than 100 BJP workers h sacrificed ir lives to build Sonar Bangla since 2014, he promised to end communal violence in state and build a cultural and tritional Bengal once again.
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Amit Shah remarked, "I h seen Mamata didi's face when Citizenship Amendment Act came. She was so angry. I, really want to kw why are you (Mamata Banerjee) protesting against this? Why does she protest against citizenship being given to refugees? After elections, when ballots will open, she will become a political refugee!"
He ded, "More than 100 BJP karyakartas have sacrificed ir lives to build Sonar Bangla since 2014. ir sacrifice will be etched in golden letters once BJP fulfils dreams of people of bringing about real change in West Bengal. Bengal is only state where communal violence is still ongoing. It should stop. I assure you that BJP isn't here just to bring a revolution or do politics, but also build a cultural and tritional Bengal again. We want to create Sonar Bangla again."
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17:08 IST, June 9th 2020