Mamata Banerjee terms CAA, ‘trap’, says, ‘If you apply, you will become foreigner for 5 years’

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Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA would designate them as foreigners and advised against it. She further challenged the saffron party to win 200 constituencies, while reiterating that she will not allow the implementation of CAA in the state.

As reported by PTI, Banerjee cited the BJP as a “jumla party", the TMC supremo accused the BJP of “peddling lies" regarding the CAA, stating that “Modi's guarantee on CAA is a zero guarantee." Also Read: CAA Act: Local pujari may issue ‘eligibility certificates’ for citizenship validation, says report “The CAA is a trap to turn legal citizens into foreigners. Once you implement CAA, the National Register of Citizens (NRC) will follow.

We would allow neither CAA nor NRC in West Bengal. Don't fall for the false assurance of the central government.

If you apply, you will be designated as a foreigner for five years," Banerjee said. She expressed doubt about having a member from the census department on the CAA committee, “Why has such a member been included if they have no plan for NRC in the future? The CAA is the head and the NRC is the tail." “Why are BJP leaders not applying for citizenship under the CAA? It is because if they apply, they will have to declare themselves as foreigners and therefore cannot contest the election anymore," she claimed.

Also Read: ‘Let me see first’: Mamata Banerjee takes ‘publicity’ dig at BJP on likely notification of CAA rules Banerjee brought attention to a case where a young person, concerned about the CAA, tragically took their own life in the Sonarpur region of the South 24 Parganas district. Reaching out to the Matuas, who are expected to benefit most from the implementation of the CAA, the TMC supremo urged the community to have faith in her,