The TMC, led by Mamata Banerjee, has been vocal in its opposition to the CAA, which was approved by Parliament in 2019.


Union Home Minister Amit Shah


Kolkata: Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act is a national legislation and that no one can halt its implementation. He also accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of deceiving the public about the matter.

Speaking at a conference held behind closed doors at the National Library in this city for members of the state BJP's social media and IT wings, Shah stated that the party is committed to putting the CAA into effect. 
Shah expressed optimism that the party will win over 35 of the 42 state-sponsored Lok Sabha seats. The saffron movement had 18 seats in the 2019 elections.

The media cell of the Bengal BJP released a summary of Shah's remarks at the private event. It also released a few video snippets of Shah's remarks later in the evening.

"After the upcoming assembly elections, we need to strive towards forming a BJP administration in West Bengal. At the party function, he made the statement that "a BJP government will mean the end of infiltration, cow smuggling, and providing citizenship to religiously persecuted people through CAA," from which the BJP's media wing published a video clip.

Shah attacked Banerjee harshly for deceiving the public over the CAA problem.

"She occasionally tries to deceive the populace, the refugees, about whether or not the CAA will be enforced in the nation. I want to be very clear: CAA is the law of the country, and nobody has the authority to halt its application. This is our party's promise," he declared.

The CAA, which was approved by Parliament in 2019, has been opposed by the TMC, led by Mamata Banerjee.

The implementation of the contentious CAA was a key electoral platform for the BJP in the last Lok Sabha and Assembly elections. The leaders of the saffron party believe it to be a credible reason that contributed to the BJP's ascent in Bengal.

Persecuted minorities from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan who came to India on or before December 31, 2014, such as Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists, Parsis, and Christians, are to be granted Indian citizenship under the CAA.