WB CM Mamata Banerjee ends 3-day protest march against CAA and NRC, slams HM Amit Shah

With Anti-CAA protests strengning across many States in India, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday ended her three-day ' CAB, NRC' protest march against Citizenship Amendement Act (CAA) and National Registration of Citizens (NRC). On last day of her protest march, Mamata Banerjee walked through iconic Howrah Bridge.

During her dress to huge crowd that h gared at ' CAB NRC' rally, West Bengal Chief Minister stated that she won't let BJP do its Communal Politics in West Bengal and also slammed Home Minister Amit Shah for 'enlightening fires'. She said, " Dear Home Minister, your work is to stop fires t enlighten it. When parts of country are burning, why are you saying it'll happen..? you said Ahaar won't work.. n why spend Rs. 6000 crores making it? I am asking as a citizen... I have right to question."

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Mamata calls for peaceful protests

At protest, CM Mamata also openly challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Central government to try and impose NRC in West Bengal. She said, "NRC wont work, i will see how you implement it here." She also went on to call a law implemented by force to be unconstitutional. 

During her closing dress at rally, she asked protesters to t block railway tracks or ros, inste, protest peacefully by singing songs. Calling for a peaceful democratic protest she said, "A few sporic incidents have happened and n y have stopped trains. If people do blockes n how will kids go home? Heard of an incident in Sakrrail where school kids were stopped. I told police to make sure y go home. blockes."

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About Citizenship Amendement Act

Act seeks to provide citizenship to mirity communities namely Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians from Afghanistan, Banglesh and Pakistan. This will be applicable to members of se communities having arrived in India on or before December 31, 2014. Moreover, y will t be considered as illegal migrants.  

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