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Published 17:37 IST, December 9th 2019

Mamata Banerjee: Not a single citizen will be allowed to turn a refugee due to NRC & CAB

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee gave a clarion call to oppose NRC & CAB and said not a single citizen of the country will be allowed to turn a refuge

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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday gave a clarion call to oppose NRC and Citizenship (Amendment) Bill and said not a single citizen of the country will be allowed to turn a refugee.

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'NRC and CAB are two sides of the same coin'

Giving assurances that NRC and CAB will be never allowed in Bengal as long as the TMC is in power, Banerjee said NRC and CAB are both two sides of the same coin.

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"There is no need to worry about NRC and CAB. We will never ever allow it in Bengal. They can't just throw out a legal citizen of this country or turn him/her a refugee," Banerjee said while addressing a victory rally at Kharagpur- where her party TMC won the recent by-polls.

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17:03 IST, December 9th 2019