Kolkata, Nov 26: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday alleged that the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls was aimed at implementing the NRC “through the backdoor”, and creating fear among the ordinary people.
Speaking to reporters after garlanding the statue of B R Ambedkar in Red Road area on the occasion of Constitution Day, Banerjee alleged that the fundamental rights were under threat.
“I am observing with sorrow that people’s voting rights are being taken away, their religious rights are being taken away. Attacks are being made using vile language, and no one is being spared, not even Dalits, minorities or the common Hindu voters,” she said, with a copy of the Constitution in her hand. “NRC (National Register of Citizens) is the real intent behind this. We are shocked and saddened. This is why I take the pledge here today to protect India’s democracy,” she added. Banerjee alleged that people who have “nurtured the soil of this country for years” were now being asked to prove their right to live in India. (PTI)
