Centre’s order on Foreigners’ Act ‘farcical’, ‘election gimmick’: Mamata
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Dated:- 4-9-2025
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Kolkata, Sep 4 (PTI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on the Centre over its recent order under the Foreigners Act, allowing members of minority communities from neighbouring countries to stay in India without valid documents, terming it a “farce” and an “election gimmick”.
Speaking in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly during a discussion on a government resolution condemning alleged atrocities on Bengali migrants, Banerjee claimed the CentreÂ’s move was aimed at misleading the public ahead of the upcoming elections and accused the BJP of using such tactics to polarise voters.
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hose who came till 2024? The BJP has to clarify this as the new order doesn't mention anything about these pertinent issues,” Banerjee said.
The BJP had made such “fake promises ahead of 2019 and 2024 Lok Sabha polls”, but in reality, how many citizenships were granted, she questioned.
The Centre’s order, issued under the recently implemented Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025, allows members of minority communities—Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis, and Christians—from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan who entered India on or before December 31, 2024, to stay in the country without valid travel documents, if they fled religious persecution.
According to the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA), which came into effect last
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