Rajnath Singh and Mamata Banerjee clash over CAA | MorungExpress

Calcutta, April 21 (IANS): A war of words ensued on Sunday between Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the controversial CAA.

The Defense Minister said that the CAA will be implemented across the country at any cost, while the Prime Minister said that she would never allow it to be implemented.

“CAA is aimed at giving citizenship to those who have left countries like Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan for religious reasons. However, Mamata Banerjee and her party may be against it but CAA will be implemented in the country at any cost,” Rajnath Singh said at an election rally in Jalangi, Murshidabad.

The Defense Minister said it is unfortunate that interfaith tensions are being fueled by the ruling party in West Bengal, the land of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.

“There is anarchy in West Bengal,” the defense minister said.

Addressing an election rally in neighboring Balurghat area of ​​north Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said she will not allow CAA to be implemented in the country.

“They (BJP) are questioning my authority to challenge CAA and NRC. Who are they to question me? When I said we would not allow the implementation of CAA and NRC, I meant it. They tried to implement NRC in Assam. The Trinamool Congress was the only political party that opposed it,” the chief minister said.

She also accused the BJP of focusing solely on selling off the country’s assets over the past decade.

“You sold the country’s assets. You have changed the history of the country. Have you done a good job? You also stopped the flow of central funds for the 100-day jobs program under MGNREGA,” the chief minister said.