INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday accused the BJP-led central government of tying to evict people from the country in the name of the NRC in Assam
and dared it to launch a similar exercise in Bengal."They (Bharatiya Janata Party) are trying to wrongfully evict many people from Assam
Some are even threatening to evict people from Bengal through a similar exercise here
I dare them to lay a finger on us
They will understand what Bengal is made of," Ms Banerjee said at a rally held in Kolkata to commemorate the foundation day of the Trinamool
Chhatra Parishad, the students wing of the Trinamool Congress."Bengal has protested against the situation in Assam and will continue to do
We all are Indian citizens
If they try to drive out even a single Indian citizen, we will not spare them," she said.The Trinamool Congress chief claimed that those
asking for birth details of three generations of others'' families should submit their own family records first."They are asking for our
mother''s and grandmother''s birthday
Do they themselves remember the birthdays of their mother, grandmother or great grandmother" Ms Banerjee asked."They say they will start the
exercise (National Register of Citizens) in Bengal
I want to see who dares to do that
Before you start anything here, remember that your days will be finished in 2019
The BJP will be finished in 2019," she claimed.Coming down heavily on the Centre, Ms Banerjee claimed that a conspiracy was on to break the
country while the lives of common people were getting ruined because of several scams and price rise under the current regime."The
non-performing assets of public-sector banks have increased to Rs 14.5 lakh crore under this government
The banking system has been ruined
The biggest bank fraud took place under them
Nobody knows how much black money has been retrieved since the demonetisation move," she said.She accused the Centre of using its agencies
to "disturb" and intimidate opposition leaders and creating an Emergency-like situation in the country to ensure the BJP''s victory in the
2019 Lok Sabha elections."People talk about Emergency imposed by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi
But this is an even bigger Emergency
People do not have the right to express views or follow their religion," Ms Banerjee added.
