Mamata Banerjee, the Chief Minister of West Bengal, on the 18th of December, approached the United Nations (UN) to intervene in the ongoing Citizenship (Amendment) Act [CAA,] 2019 matter.
Ms. Banerjee, on the 18th of December, addressed a public gathering and said, “Let there be an impartial organisation like United Nations or Human Rights Commission… form a committee to see how many people are in favour or against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act.”
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee is one of the many political figures opposing the CAA, which promises citizenship to refugees from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh based on their religious beliefs.
According to the CAA, 2019, Hindus, Christians, Parsis, Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh, who have been residing in India since or before the 31st December 2014, are eligible to get Indian citizenship.
Mamata Banerjee, the President of the Trinamool Congress (TMC,) even said she would not let this Act be implemented in West Bengal.
While many ministers and parties across India share the same views as Ms. Banerjee, Jagdeep Dhankar, the West Bengal Governor, on the 20th of December, criticised Ms. Banerjee. He said Ms. Banerjee’s “stance is an outrage of essence and letter of the Constitution.”
Mr. Dhankar took to Twitter and posted a tweet which read, “Mamata (has) taken (the) unconstitutional route by her public stance on CAA: WB Guv (West Bengal Government) and ignored my appeal. This has immeasurably caused damage to our democratic fabric.”
Jagdeep Dhankar even asked Mamata Banerjee to withdraw her statement demanding the intervention of an outside organisation.
Mr. Dhankar said, “As a senior leader and constitutional functionary, she cannot be oblivious to the potentially dangerous consequences of such an approach. Her stance is an outrage of essence and letter of our constitution and no nation loving person can appreciate or countenance it. I am sure she would forthwith revisit her stance.”
Meanwhile, protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 intensified in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Agra, Hyderabad and Assam.
A major protest broke out at Delhi’s Jama Masjid on the 20th of December.
Chandrashekhar Azad, the Bhim Army Chief, was arrested while he was protesting. A team of police force was deployed to control the situation. The Delhi Police even imposed Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) in the Jama Masjid area.
Citizens of Delhi also planned a protest at Rajiv Chowk in Delhi at 5:00 P.M.
Stay tuned for further updates.
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