I am not an outsider; have come here to campaign for BJP: Amit

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Press Trust of India Kolkata
Last Updated : May 15 2019 | 9:55 AM IST

BJP national president Amit Shah has rebutted Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's charge that he is an "outsider" in West Bengal and said he has come to the state to campaign for his party.

Shah wondered if he is called an outsider for coming to West Bengal, "which is very much a part of India", then why not Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee be labelled as an "outsider" when she visits New Delhi?

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First Published: May 15 2019 | 9:55 AM IST

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