West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said she had asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to repeal the new citizenship law because it was dividing the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She told the Trinamool Congress Chhatra Parishad\u2019s ongoing protest at Rani Rashmoni Road that the CAA, which was notified by the central government on Friday, was unacceptable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mamata met Modi as black-flag protests were held across Kolkata on the first day of the PM\u2019s two-day visit to the state. Modi attended a \u201cGhare Baire\u201d event at the Old Currency Building, and inaugurated a light-and-sound show at Millennium Park before travelling to the headquarters of the Ramakrishna Mission at Belur Math, where he was to stay the night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis was a courtesy meeting since the Prime Minister has come here . Earlier, the President had come and we extended courtesy. [State Urban Development Minister] Firhad Hakim, who is the minister-in-waiting, received the Prime Minister at the airport,\u201d Mamata told reporters outside Raj Bhavan after her 35-minute meeting with Modi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe have Rs 28,000 crore due from the Centre. Another Rs 7,000 crore is due which is regarding Bulbul . Around Rs 38,000 crore is due from the Centre. I placed the state\u2019s demand, and he said he would look into it,\u201d Mamata said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI told him that maybe this is not the appropriate time for me to say this, but we feel strongly about this issue. We are against CAA, NRC and NPR. But we have been agitating against CAA, NRC and NPR. I told him we are against dividing people. We do not want people to be driven out of the country. We do not want people to face any atrocities. I told him that the Centre should rethink on CAA. We want it to be withdrawn,\u201d the Chief Minister said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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