Don't Play With Fire': Mamata Banerjee Warns BJP Of Continuous Protests Till CAA Is Revoked

Banerjee also warned the BJP of not to 'play with fire' and threatened the saffron party of continuous movement till the new citizenship law is revoked. Amid a massive gathering in the Muslim-dominated pocket, Banerjee extended full support to the students fighting against CAA and a proposed NRC.

TMC Supremo and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee plays a musical instrument while leading a protest rally against the amended Citizenship Act and NRC, in Kolkata. (Image: PTI)

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday took out yet another protest march against the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and also slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for creating confusion over the CAA, National Register Of Citizens (NRC) and the latest National Population Register (NPR). Accompanied by thousands of party workers and supporters, Banerjee led a protest rally that began at 1 PM at Rajabazar and culminated at Mullick Bazar in Kolkata. "In the BJP-ruled states, particularly Uttar Pradesh, brute force is being used to curb the movement. But I would like to tell the BJP: don't try to muzzle the movement through force. If anybody tries to terrorise people and use brute force, then the people of the country, of Bengal, will not support that," she said.

We will continue our protests peacefully. We will fight for the people: Didi#NoCABNoNRC pic.twitter.com/SHeZyktpMM

— All India Trinamool Congress (@AITCofficial) December 26, 2019

Further lashing out at the BJP, the chief minister said that the party does not keep its promises, while referring to Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa's remark about putting on hold compensation to families of police firing victims in the state. The government would not give a single rupee to their families if the investigation proved the involvement of two persons in the violence during the December 19 protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act, the Karnataka CM had told reporters on Wednesday.

‘Do not fear anybody’: @MamataOfficial encourages students to continue anti-CAA protests

নির্ভয়ে প্রতিবাদ চালিয়ে যাও: ছাত্রসমাজকে বার্তা দিদির Read More >> https://t.co/BULzLsRDFZ pic.twitter.com/68B5SmQNMd — All India Trinamool Congress (@AITCofficial) December 26, 2019

Banerjee also warned the BJP of not to 'play with fire' and threatened the saffron party of continuous movement till the new citizenship law is revoked. Amid a massive gathering in the Muslim-dominated pocket, Banerjee extended full support to the students fighting against CAA and a proposed NRC. "We express our solidarity with the students of Jamia Millia, IIT Kanpur and other universities who are protesting against CAA and NRC", she said adding that even students are voters of this country and if they protest, what is harm in it. This is Banerjee's fifth march in Kolkata on the issue. In Bengal, trains, buses and railways stations have been torched and vandalised, and roads and train tracks blockaded by the protesters.