Meant 'opinion poll', not referendum: Mamata

December 20, 2019 15:15

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee did a U-turn on her statement seeking a United Nations-monitored referendum on the government's new citizenship law, that has led to protests across the country.

"If BJP has guts, it should go for a UN-monitored referendum on the amended Citizenship Act and NRC. If the BJP loses this mass vote, then it should step down from the government," Banerjee dared the ruling BJP on Thursday in Kolkata, at her fourth rally in as many days.

The BJP has hit back at Banerjee, demanding an apology from the Trinamool Congress chief for making the suggestion, with MP Smriti Irani saying, it was an insult to Parliament.

Mamata, today, clarified that she was in fact seeking an 'opinion poll'. "I did not say referendum. I said gana vote. I meant an opinion poll overseen by experts like the Human Rights Commission. I have full faith in my country and its people. I want an opinion poll on CAA and NRC," she said.

On Thursday, she took on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minster Amit Shah and said, "Let's have a vote. Just because you are majority, you can't do just about anything. You are terrorising all, the pillars of society".

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