BJP 2019 poll manifesto saga: Mamata cautions Modi on NRC in West Bengal

According to 2001 census data, some 55,82,325 people, accounting for 7% of the state's population, are classified as migrants both from other Indian states and abroad

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Benerjee during Lok Sabha election campaign. Photo: PTI

West Bengal’s chief minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo, Mamata Banerjee cautioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) of consequences if attempts were made to implement the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in the state. The BJP, in its 2019 General Elections manifesto has assured it will carry out NRC in a phased manner in various parts of the country.

“NRC has been featured as