Political battle heats up over Assam NRC; Amit Shah, Mamata weigh in

As the Rajya Sabha debated the NRC issue after Congress and Trinamool Congress members created an uproar, Shah countered them by asking whether the Congress wanted to save the 'illegal Bangladeshis'

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah and West Bengal Chief Minister (CM) Mamata Banerjee emerged the most voluble voices for their respective causes on Tuesday as confusion prevailed over the eventual status of the 4.07 million Assam residents who did not find a mention in the second list of the National Register of Citizens (NRC).

If Shah accused Banerjee and rest of the Opposition of playing vote bank politics at the cost of national security, the West Bengal CM said the ruling party was indulging in divisive politics that could lead to a civil war and bloodbath.

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