The West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will meet with the Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today. The leader of the Trinamool Congress Party will also meet Shatrughan Sinha and Yashwant Singh at advocate Ram Jethmalani’s home.
Just yesterday, Banerjee attacked the BJP party and described the Assam’s National Register of Citizens (NCR) final draft as a game plan of the Center. She further stated, “People are being isolated through a game plan. We are worried because people are being made refugees in their own country. It is a plan to throw out Bengali speaking people and Biharis. The consequences (of this move) will be felt in our state also.”
Nearly 40 lakh people from Assam were excluded in the NRC’s final draft sending panic throughout the State. CM Banerjee claims the BJP wants to evict the Bengalis and Biharis from Assam.
However, the Union Minister asked the people to remain calm as action would not be taken against those missed out from the list. Mr. Singh stated, “Even someone whose name is not on the list can approach the foreigner’s tribunal. No coercive action will be taken against anyone; hence there is no need for anyone to panic.”
Meanwhile, the Congress took this opportunity to point more fingers at the BJP led Government as soon as the draft was released.
