The ruling BJP’s entire citizenship project remains vague but Assam’s experience is an indication of how the system will gamed to fulfil a grand objective.
BJP MLA and leader of the opposition in the West Bengal assembly Suvendhu Adhikari said that Shah made the claim during a meeting with the former at the Parliament House on Tuesday.
Bengal: Local Issues, Candidate Choice and Polarisation Will Determine Who Wins North 24 Parganas
In the 2016 assembly elections, the TMC swept this district by winning 27 seats. What has change since?
Politics8 hours ago
Kolkata: North 24 Parganas district, adjoining Kolkata, is the largest district of West Bengal with 33 assembly constituencies. This district will play a key role in determining which party will form government in the state.
In the 2016 assembly elections, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) swept this district by winning 27 seats. The Congress and the Left won three each. However, by 2019, a lot of political changes took place in the district, which led to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) winning two out of five Lok Sabha seats or leading in 12 out of 33 assembly segments.
Bengal s Matuas Are Caught Between BJP s Identity Politics and the Citizenship Concern
In the meantime, a section of Namashudras feel that Matuas are being disproportionately focused upon, leading to a vacuum when it comes to the larger community s demands. Matuas have significant presence in four parliamentary seats in West Bengal, making them one of the biggest vote banks in the state. Photo: Himadri Ghosh
Rights20 hours ago
Thakurbari:Â Deepak Das came to Thakurbari from Habra, on the eve of the birth centenary of Harichand Thakur, founder of a Hindu sect known as the Matuas. When asked about what he thought of the Bengal assembly election, Das simply smiled.
TMC Sharpens Attack as Flip Flop on CAA Puts BJP on the Back Foot in Bengal The party has done an internal survey on CAA and NRC, and after a critical assessment the leaders decided to not make this an issue for the upcoming polls,â a top BJP leader from Bengal told The Wire.
A BJP rally in the Hooghly Lok Sabha constituency. Photo: Twitter/BJP Bengal
Reportage04/Feb/2021
Kolkata:Â The central government on Tuesday in response to a question in the Lok Sabha said that framing rules for the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) may take at least six more months and hence an extension had been approved by the Committees on Subordinate Legislation for both houses of parliament.