As BJP Celebrates, Mamata Banerjee To Brainstorm On Citizenship Bill | Read

In Kolkata, the stretch of the arterial Central Avenue that passes from in front of the BJP office was sporadically blocked by supporters who burst firecrackers and played with gulal through the day to celebrate the passage of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill. In its newest avatar, the Citizenship Act will be, the BJP claims, its "Brahmastra" in Bengal. The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh or RSS had reportedly said 60 per cent of the 1.5 crore Hindu refugees who have apparently come into India since 1947 are living in Bengal.