’Mamata Didi misleading people of Bengal’: Amit Shah takes jibe at West Bengal CM on CAA

Assuring the people of West Bengal of zero infiltration if the Bharatiya Janata Party is voted to power in the state, Union Home Minister Amit Shah lashed out at the Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee for opposing the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). He also claimed that infiltrators make up a large vote bank of the Bengal CM, hence she is unwilling to solve the issue.

"...Mamata Didi will not stop infiltration because these infiltrators are her vote bank. PM Narendra Modi and the BJP government can stop infiltration in Bengal," Shah said speaking at a public rally in West Bengal's Dakshin Dinajpur, during his first state visit after the announcement of Lok Sabha election 2024 dates.

While speaking at an event in Bengal, Amit Shah also gave the example of Assam, where the National Register of Citizens (NRC) exercise was conducted to determine illegal migrants into the state. Amit Shah said that it was the BJP government in Assam which got rid of infiltration.

"Assam faced a similar problem of infiltration. The people of Assam voted the BJP to power and no one can come into Assam from its borders. We have got rid of the problem of infiltration," ANI quoted Shah as saying.

'If you makeus cross 30 in Bengal, not even a single…': Amit Shah

Urging people to vote for his party in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections 2024, Amit Shah said, “I have come to tell you that if you make us cross 30 seats and form a BJP government in West Bengal, not even a bird will land here crossing the borders and no infiltrator will come in.”

Mentioning CAA, the union home minister claimed that Mamata Banerjee is misleading the people of west Bengal about the citizenship amendment.

"I have come to appeal to the people of Bengal with folded hands. We have passed a law called CAA. Mamata Didi is misleading the people of Bengal by saying that if you apply, your citizenship will be lost," the Union Minister said.

“I have come today to tell you that all the refugees who have come should apply without any fear, no case will be filed against anyone. This is the law of the Modi government, no one can make any changes to it,” he further added.