Mamata Banerjee fear-mongers over NRC, claims '30 people committed suicide' in West Bengal

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee claimed that 30 people have committed suicide by fearing National Register of Citizens (NRC). With reports to back her claim, statement by Trinamool supremo was me during a rally to protest amended Citizenship Bill and NRC in Kolkata on Tuesday.  As protests erupted in several places including state capital Kolkata, Mamata Banerjee led a 4-km march against Citizenship (Amendment) Act on Monday, and dared Centre to dismiss her government, igring Goverr Jagdeep Dhankhar's disapproval. 

Mamata Banerjee said, "In West Bengal, 30 people have committed suicide due to fear of NRC (National Register of Citizens). Who will take responsibility for it?" Leing a protest march on second day from Javpur to Ju Babu's Bazar, Trinamool chief also ded, "Our slogan is ' CAB, NRC in Bengal'."

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Anti-citizenship law protests swballed into a major flashpoint in West Bengal on Monday with highways and railway lines blocked and incidents of arson and loot reported from many places, as Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee declared CAA and NRC can be enforced in state only on her "de body".  Dhankhar h on Sunday said vertisement in which Banerjee said that NRC and citizenship law will t be implemented in West Bengal is unconstitutional. he of a government cant use public money for such campaigns, he asserted. His comments drew sharp reactions from Trinamool Congress leership which asked Dhankhar to stop "lecturing" Mamata Banerjee on her constitutional duties.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Monday that she is rey to surrender her life but will t bow down to "politics of hatred", as she inaugurated a state-sponsored Christmas carnival in Park Street area of city. Chief Minister ded country belongs to every community and people have right to follow any religion. "I am rey to surrender my life but t bow down my he to politics of hatred," chief minister said, asserting that she will do everything to protect rights of all communities. "I am t rey to surrender to diktats of proponents of hatred politics," she ded. 

Violent protests over amended Citizenship Act continued to rock parts of West Bengal for third consecutive day. Several incidents of vandalism and arson were reported from different districts.

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(With ncy inputs)