Published 23:40 IST, December 21st 2019
"Mamata Banerjee is more on the streets rather than her seat": West Bengal Guv Dhankar
West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar on Saturday, December 21, slammed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over her opposition to the CAA
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West Bengal Goverr Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday, December 21, slammed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over her opposition to Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). According to him, "Mamata Banerjee is more on streets rar than her seat." Speaking about violence in universities, goverr said, "Education is damd deliberately for petty political gains.I cant be heartless to igre interest of students. With folded hands, I apologize to students."
Mamata Banerjee's three-day protest rally
West Bengal Chief Minister h std a three-day protest march opposing CAA and National Register of Citizens (NRC). During march, she led thousands of protesters and on last day, Mamata Banerjee walked through iconic Howrah Bridge. Furr, while dressing protest rally, Banerjee slammed Home Minister Amit Shah for 'lighting fires', saying, "Dear Home Minister, your work is to stop fires t light it. When parts of country are burning, why are you saying it'll happen..? you said Ahaar won't work, n why spend Rs. 6000 crores making it? I am asking as a citizen. I have right to question."
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Anti-CAA protests in Bengal
Sporic incidents of violence have been reported from Nia, rth 24 Parganas & Howrah districts in West Bengal. In retaliation to cut down misinformation being spre around state, internet services were suspended in Malda, Uttar Dinajpur, Murshidab, Howrah, rth 24 Parganas and parts of South 24 Parganas, as a precautionary measure by state officials. On Saturday, protesters h set ablaze three railway stations, several trains, and at least 25 buses. Train services were also suspended from Kolkata to rth Bengal and rth East. Police have arrested 354 miscreants across state.
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Citizenship Act was passed in Lok Sabha on Monday, December 9 and n by Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, December 11. act seeks to grant Indian citizenship to n-Muslim refugees from Pakistan, Banglesh, and Afghanistan. Through this bill, Indian citizenship will be provided to members of Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian communities, who have come from three countries to India till December 31, 2014, to put an end to m being treated as illegal immigrants in country.
WB Guv's cryptic remark on Mamata Banerjee, is more on streets rar than her seat:
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CAA protests in West Bengal: Goverr slams Mamata Banerjee
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21:07 IST, December 21st 2019