Didi meets Rajnath to discuss amendments in NRC bill

August 01, 2018 08:12

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and discussed about bringing possible amendments to the National Register of Citizens bill.

Mamata said that Singh, in the meeting, assured her that the people who have been left out from the Assam NRC final draft will not be harassed.

"I asked him to amend the NRC Bill or bring a new bill. He has assured me they (government) will not harass people. I also spoke to him about reports of NRC being implemented in Bengal," she said after meeting Singh.

Banerjee further said that there will be 'civil war and bloodbath' if the issue of the Assam citizen's list is not solved. -- ANI

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