Mamata's referendum remark over CAA an insult to Indian Parliament: Smriti Irani

Union Minister Smriti Irani on Friday criticized West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over her demand for UN-monitored referendum on amended Citizenship Act and NRC, saying her remark was an insult to Parliament.

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Union textile minister is in city to attend an event at a city hotel. " comment (me by Banerjee) is an insult to Indian Parliament," Irani told reporters when asked to react on chief minister's remark over citizenship law.

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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee h on Thursday dared Narendra Modi government at Centre to go for a UN-monitored referendum on amended Citizenship Act and proposed nationwide NRC and said that he will have to quit if it fails "mass vote". 

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