West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who has spoken against the National Register of Citizens of India (NRC) list in Assam since it was published on July 30, on Thursday alleged that “dirty politics” is going on in the name of publication of the final draft as the names of genuine votes are being struck off the list. The Trinamool leader further said that she was not against the Assam government but the NRC list.
During her visit to Thakurnagar in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee said, “I still believe that dirty politics is being played in the name of the NRC. Names of genuine voters have been struck off the list. We do not support this.”
She had accused the BJP of resorting to “divide and rule” politics in the country and the Narendra Modi government of trying to make millions of people “stateless” in Assam for political gains. The TMC supremo had earlier warned that stripping the people of their citizenship could lead to “bloodbath” and a “civil war” in the country.