No Indian will be left out: Smriti Irani hits out at Mamata over NRC

The illegal infiltrators will be dealt with as per law, she asserted

Smriti Irani
Smriti Irani | Photo: PTI
Press Trust of India Kolkata
1 min read Last Updated : Jan 09 2020 | 1:39 PM IST

Union Minister Smriti Irani on Tuesday hit out at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her opposition to the NRC, saying that the BJP-led government at the Centre is committed to protect the rights of each and every citizen of the country.

The illegal infiltrators will be dealt with as per law, she asserted.

"No Indian will be left out... we are dedicated towards protecting the rights of the citizens of the country," the union minister said on NRC.

Criticising Banerjee for her opposition to the NRC, Irani said, it proves the dichotomy on her stand on illegal immigrants.

The chief minister's opposition to policies of the central government are well known to the people, she said.

"The belligerent stand taken by Mamata Banerjee is preventing the people of the state from availing the benefits provided by the central government, that could have reached farmers, women and children.

"Establishment of industries have been stalled by the West Bengal government..the Lok Sabha election results in West Bengal has shown that people of the state want change," Irani said.

(Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

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Topics :NRCdraft NRCassam nrcNRC AssamNRC draftSmriti Irani

First Published: Sep 10 2019 | 2:10 PM IST

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