Mamata Banerjee opposes NRC again, won't allow detention centres in WB

Chief Minister of West Bengal and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday, October 22, stated that her government would t allow setting up of detention centres in state. WB CM furr said that National Register of Citizens (NRC) would t be implemented in state. CM Banerjee me declaration while dressing officials from districts of Alipurduar, Coochbehar and Jalpaiguri at a review ministrative meeting in Kolkatta. "On behalf of state government, re is plan to introduce National Register of Citizens (NRC) in West Bengal. Presently, re is a BJP government (in Assam). So, y were able to implement NRC in Assam. But in our state government is ours and we are alrey opposing implementation of NRC. re is question of detention camp because we are against it," Chief Minister said. 

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Mamata Banerjee opposes CAB

Mamata Banerjee also asserted that she is opposing Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) which aims at granting citizenship to n-Muslims from Banglesh, Pakistan, and Afghanistan who came to India before December 31, 2014. "Along NRC, we are also opposing Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB). It is never possible on basis of religion. Anyone cant decide who is Indian and who is foreigner," she said. Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, was passed in Lok Sabha on January 8. However, bill could t be passed in Rajya Sabha.

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Amit Shah accused Mamata Banerjee of vote-bank politics 

Previously on October 1, Union Home Minister Amit Shah championing implementation of National Registry of Citizens (NRC) during his dress at NRC-Jagaran Abhiyan in Kolkata, called out West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee of changing her stand over infiltrators after coming to power. Recalling a Parliament session from August 2005, wherein WB CM dramatically flung papers at Speaker while opposing illegal Bangleshi immigrants, Amit Shah accused Mamata Banerjee of taking an exact opposite stand on infiltrators w for sake of vote-bank politics. Speaking over NRC back in 2005, Mamata Banerjee asserted that CPI(M) in power n, benefitted from illegal immigrants as ir vote bank. However, 14 years later, Banerjee's stance on NRC h taken a U-turn after Chief Minister of West Bengal asserted that 'NRC will never be allowed in Bengal'. 

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Mamata Banerjee's stance in 2005

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(Inputs from ANI)