"Centre Confusing People In Name Of Citizenship Law": Mamata Banerjee
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She also claimed that she and her party Trinamool Congress have been taking care of the Matua community people, whose roots are in Bangladesh, and blamed the BJP for trying to approach them as a "friend" in the name of the CAA.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today alleged that the BJP-led central government is "confusing people" in the name of implementing the Citizenship (Amendment) Act.
Ms Banerjee also claimed that she and her party Trinamool Congress have been taking care of the Matua community people, whose roots are in Bangladesh, and blamed the BJP for trying to approach them as a "friend" in the name of the CAA.
"In the name of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, they (Centre) are confusing people. We have been taking care of the Matuas for a long time, but when polls approach, the BJP goes to them, claiming to be their friends... screaming CAA," Ms Banerjee said at a government programme here.
The Matuas, originally hailing from East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), started migrating to West Bengal in the 1950s, mostly due to religious persecution there.
