Kolkata, December 27: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday reiterated her opposition to the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and said that she will not allow the contentious act to be implemented in the state of West Bengal. Banerjee also vowed that she will not allow the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to build detention centres in West Bengal. Why Citizenship Amendment Act+NRC Raise Fear And Concerns: A Multi-Dimensional Take.

“As long as I am alive, CAA will not be implemented in Bengal. No one has to leave the country or the state,” said Banerjee. She made the remarks while inaugurating a fair at Naihati in North 24 Parganas. The fair was held in a district along the Indo-Bangla border.

“They are saying they would set up detention camps. Who is in power? We are. I am ready to give my life. I won’t allow the BJP to set up detention camps even if I die. Keep this in mind,” reported Hindustan Times. Mamata Banerjee further added that detention camps were set up in Assam because the BJP is in power in the state.

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Mamata Banerjee has been at the forefront of opposing the CAA and NRC. A day after the BJP-led Karnataka government ordered the withdrawal of Rs 10 lakh ex-gratia compensation announced for the families of two men killed in anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) stir in Mangaluru, West Bengal Mamata Banerjee announced Rs 5 lakh each for the kin of deceased -- Jaleel (43) and Nousheen (49).

The Trinamool Congress chief made the announcement while addressing an anti-CAA-NRC rally in Kolkata on Thursday. "We will pay cheque of Rs 5 lakhs each to the families of those who lost their lives in Mangaluru during protests," Mamata said, as she received applause from the gathering for the decision taken by her on "humanitarian grounds".

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