Amit Shah alleged Mamata Banerjee makes infiltrators Indian citizens illegally
Home Minister Amit Shah today launched a frontal charge at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over what he claimed was her "vote bank politics" linked to the Citizenship (Amendment) Act.
Campaigning for the BJP's Bongaon candidate Shantanu Thakur, Mr Shah said Ms Banerjee will not be able to stop the implementation of the CAA as the matter lies in the hands of the central government.
The CAA will help minorities from three neighbouring Islamic nations fast-track their Indian citizenship process if they fled due to religious persecution.
"Didi is lying. No one will face any problem (due to CAA). Everyone will get citizenship. This is PM Modi's guarantee," Mr Shah said at a rally in Bongaon. "Didi only practices vote bank politics. She makes infiltrators citizens illegally," he said.
The CAA is expected to be the biggest election issue in Bongaon.
"We will have to stop illegal immigration," Mr Shah said.
Of the 380 seats including 18 in West Bengal that voted in the four of the seven-phase elections, Mr Shah said PM Modi has achieved absolute majority by making the BJP win 270 seats. "The fight ahead is to cross 400," he added.