Mamata Has Taken Unconstitutional Route By Seeking Outside Intervention On CAA: West Bengal Governor

After Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday demanded an "impartial organisation" like United Nations (UN) to form a committee to check how many people were in favour of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar on Friday condemned her statement stating that her "stance is an outrage of essence and letter of the constitution"

After Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday demanded an "impartial organisation" like United Nations (UN) to form a committee to check how many people were in favour of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar on Friday condemned her statement stating that her "stance is an outrage of essence and letter of the constitution Photo/PTI

Kolkata: After Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday demanded an "impartial organisation" like United Nations (UN) to form a committee to check how many people were in favour of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar on Friday condemned her statement stating that her "stance is an outrage of essence and letter of the constitution". Mamata taken unconstitutional route by her public stance on CAA: West Bengal Governor and ignored my appeal. This has immeasurably caused damage to our democratic fabric," tweeted Dhankar.

.@MamataOfficial. I am saddened that CM Mamata Bannerjee has taken to totally unacceptable unconstitutional route by her public stance of seeking outside intervention in our internal matters and ignored my appeal. This has immeasurably caused damage to our democratic fabric.

— Jagdeep Dhankhar (@jdhankhar1) December 20, 2019

He further appealed to Banerjee to act as per her oath and regretfully withdraw her statement. "As a senior leader and constitutional functionary, she cannot be oblivious to the potentially dangerous consequences of such an approach. Her stance is an outrage of essence and letter of our constitution and no nation loving person can appreciate or countenance it. I am sure she would forthwith revisit her stance," said Dhankar in a tweet.

In the name of our Founding Fathers I fervently appeal to her to act as per her oath and regretfully withdraw her statement. As a senior leader and constitutional functionary she cannot be oblivious to the potentially dangerous consequences of such approach.

— Jagdeep Dhankhar (@jdhankhar1) December 20, 2019

On Thursday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had demanded that an "impartial organisation" like the United Nations  should form a committee to see how many people were in favour of the Citizenship Amendment Act. "Let there be an impartial organisation like United Nations or Human Rights Commission ...form a committee to see how many people are in favour or against the Citizenship Amendment Act," she said while addressing a gathering here. Also Watch | Mamata Banerjee leads protest against CAA in Kolkata Banerjee has been vehemently opposing the amended Citizenship Act and has said that she will not allow the legislation to be implemented in West Bengal . Several other non-BJP chief ministers have also echoed similar views.