"The BJP is exploiting the citizenship issue for its political agenda. It is misleading the people on the issue. Previously, district magistrates decided citizenship matters, but now those powers have been stripped away from them. If people lack citizenship, how are they accessing government schemes and services?" Mamata Banerjee questioned.
Didi's ideological rivals, the Left Front, has categorically ruled out any electoral adjustments with the Trinamul, despite the occasional joint protests on several issues in Delhi
In an outreach to the substantial population in the district of people originally hailing from adjoining Bangladesh, Banerjee accused the BJP of manipulating the citizenship issue for political gains., India News, Times Now