Mamata Banerjee to walk the talk; will move anti-CAA resolution, after Kerala & Punjab

After Kerala and Punjab, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday has anunced that West Bengal will also pass an anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). Before leaving for her rth Bengal tour, Banerjee spoke to media and said that West Bengal assembly will also pass resolution. 

She said: "We have alrey passed a resolution against NPR three to four months ago. As for CAA, we will opt a resolution within three to four days."

Earlier on Monday, she h urged rth-east states to stall national population register (NPR) updation process. Moreover, she vised all states including those ruled by BJP to re law before starting process in ir states and to pass anti-CAA resolutions.

Banerjee has been leing umpteen rallies opposing Centre's CAA, NRC, NPR. However, she chose to stay away from anti-CAA meet called by Congress. Earlier, during Prime Minister Modi's Kolkata visit, she met him and asked him to take back CAA. Soon after she was seen in an anti-CAA protest, only to be back to meet Prime Minister in ar event. However, she chose to skip Port trust event before which PM in Belur Math spoke in favour of CAA.

Maharashtra follows Kerala and Punjab in anti-CAA row, mulls passing resolution against it

Bengal stays NPR

On December 16, West Bengal government stayed preparation/updation of National population register (NPR) process in state, directing  Census cell that census activities will be taken up without clearance from West Bengal government. Following Bengal, Kerala too stalled process. West Bengal also skipped Congress' all Opposition party meet on CAA and Centre's NPR meeting. Several or states like Rajasthan, Telangana, Maharashtra are mulling to stay process or t.

Mamata Banerjee upps ante; tells rth-east states to stall NPR, pass anti-CAA resolutions

Punjab, Kerala pass anti-CAA resolutions

Kerala government earlier this week moved Supreme Court against CAA, seeking to declare it “violative of principles of equality, freedom, and secularism enshrined in Constitution”. On its heels, Punjab government too passed a resolution demanding to scrap contentious law. Next, Rajasthan has declared it will pass a resolution against law on January 24, first day of its next session. Several states like Maharashtra, Mhya Presh, West Bengal,  Telangana, and or n-BJP states are mulling same, while openly opposing CAA-NRC-NPR.

Rajasthan to pass Anti-CAA resolution 

Congress-ruled Rajasthan has decided to bring in a resolution against Citizenship Amendment Act in budget session of state assembly beginning on 24 January. Parliamentary affairs minister Shanti Dhariwal said Assembly session will begin on 24 January.

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Maharashtra mulling over it?

Maha Vikas Agi (MVA) government in Maharashtra is also considering to move a resolution against Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 in  state Assembly. Speaking to news ncy ANI, Congress spokesperson Raju Waghmare said, "Our senior party leer Balasaheb Thorat has also shared his stand on CAA. Even Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has said that we are against CAA. As far as resolution against CAA is concerned, our senior leers of MVA will sit toger and decide."

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