West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said a person's political views cannot be ascertained by his or her clothes, hitting back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's comment that those indulging in violence over the citizenship law could be identified by their attires.
Alleging that the BJP government has failed to provide "roti, kapda aur makaan" to the people, she claimed that it is trying to snatch the rights of 10 lakh people via the NRC and amended Citizenship Act.
"The country is burning and they are talking about clothes.... Miscreants and commoners cannot be differentiated on the basis of attire or food habits. Clothes do not determine a person's political views," the Trinamool Congress supremo said at a protest rally - her second one since Monday.
Her comment came after Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a Jharkhand rally on Sunday said, "People who are setting fire (to property) can be seen on TV... They can be identified by the clothes they are wearing."
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