BJP, Trinamool Spar Over Minister's Nationality Before Parliament Session

Last Friday, Ripun Bora, Congress MP from Assam and state Congress chief, wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking an inquiry into Mr Pramanik's place of birth and nationality.

On the eve of Parliament's monsoon session, the citizenship of Nishit Pramanik, Minister of State for Home and an MP from West Bengal, is creating ripples. Last Friday, Ripun Bora, Congress MP from Assam and state Congress chief, wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking an inquiry into Mr Pramanik's place of birth and nationality. The 35-year-old was included in the Central cabinet during the recent reshuffle. In a tweet, Mr Bora referred to some media reports and shared his letter to the Prime Minister. "It's a matter of grave concern that a foreign national is an incumbent Union Minister," he wrote. Now Trinamool leaders, too, have raised the issue. "Rajya Sabha MP board are asking all the right questions," tweeted West Bengal Education Minister Bratya Basu.