Mamata Banerjee claims 'PM Modi didn't vote for CAB in Parliament, doesn't support it'

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee launched a blistering attack on BJP government over new Citizenship law saying during vote in Parliament over Bill, Prime Minister didn't cast his vote and that means he too was t in support of bill. dressing an anti-CAA rally in Kolkata, CM Banerjee said, "If CAB was so good, n why didn't you vote for it Mr. Prime Minister? You were re that day in Parliament but since you didn't cast your vote n I suspect that you too don't support it. If you don't support it, n revoke it, repeal it (sic)."

Hiding facts, bill brought by cowardice

CM has vehemently opposed Citizenship (Amendment) Act and her Trinamool Congress Party h voted against legislation in Parliament. "Look what's happening in country. Onion prices have reached Rs 200, unemployment is rising, industries are shutting down, value of rupee has fallen. Only to hide se facts, like a coward, y bring a bill. And whoever protests against it, y label m anti-national," Banerjee said getting a thundering cheer from crowd.

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'BJP decider of citizenship'

Mamata Banerjee also cited BJP's constitution in 1980 for saying that party was t part of Independence struggle. "You were formed in 1980. You were t re at time of independence, you were t with Gandhi, Netaji, Vallabhai Patel, Maulana Abdul Kalam Az, Ambedkar; you didn't see Guru Nanak r Bhagat Singh r Rajendra Pras." She ded that party was just in power for over five years and that doesn't make m decision-maker of who is a citizen and who is t.

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'Shall we look for documents in Gujarat, UP?' 

"If my mor would be required to provide her birth certificate, n yours too will have to. First, you make sure that you have everything... I don't have my mor's birth certificate, but shall we look into Gujarat or UP or Tripura to determine your records. We can do it w to kw when your Chief Minister in Tripura came (sic)," Mamata Banerjee said drawing loud cheers from crowd.

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Mamata defends UN poll remark

dressing press on Friday, Mamata Banerjee defended her statement about UN intervention in anti-CAA protests and said that she only urged UN to keep a watch on ongoing protests and media has misquoted her. Asserting that she has been “doing politics” since 1970, she said that she does t want BJP to lecture her on what she should do. Mamata Banerjee asserted that she believes in peaceful protests against CAA and will le one on December 23.

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