Support Mamata on NRC: Deve Gowda

Former prime minister and Janata Dal (Secular) chief H D Deve Gowda said today that his party would support West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's stand against the National Register of Citizens (NRC) process in Assam.

In a meeting with the Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief here, Gowda said Banerjee discussed about the prevailing situation in the country and emphasised the need to bring together all non-BJP parties.

"Absolutely, I will stand by Mamata Banerjee on the issue of NRC," Gowda told reporters after the meeting. This is Banerjee's first meeting with Gowda after the TMC chief shared a stage with him during the swearing in ceremony of H D Kumaraswamy as Karnataka Chief Minister.

Speaking to reporters, Banerjee, who is in the national capital to meet leaders of various parties, said, "Politics was also discussed in the meeting."