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CAA to be implemented in West Bengal soon, Matuas to Benefit: Suvendu Adhikari

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November 2, 2022

Kolkata: Leader of the Opposition in West Bengal, Suvendu Adhikari, on Tuesday claimed that Matuas would benefit from the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 (CAA) and said that it would be implemented in Bengal soon.
Adhikari’s comments came a day after the Union Ministry of Home Affairs issued a notification allowing the district collectors of two districts in Gujarat – Mehsana and Anand – to grant citizenship certificates to Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis, Christians, from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan under the Citizenship Act, 1955, and not CAA.

“CAA will be implemented in Bengal soon. I think the process has started. The Matuas and the minority community in Bengal will benefit from the CAA. They face problems during visa application and job-related verifications. They are asked to show their land deed before 1971,” Adhikari said on Tuesday.

Union Minister of State (MoS) for Shipping Santanu Thakur, said, “I can only say that if the CAA is implemented, it would be a great help to members of backward castes including the Matua community.” Santanu Thakur, the Bangaon Lok Sabha MP, is a Matua and has links with the Matua Mahasangh, which has a substantial influence on the Matua community in Bengal.
CPM central committee member Sujan Chakraborty said, “The BJP government at the Centre is trying to implement CAA in the country in a roundabout manner” a day after the Union Ministry of Home Affairs issued notification to grant Indian citizenship under the Citizenship Act, 1955.

The Trinamool leadership, including party supremo Mamata Banerjee, has been opposing the CAA. Trinamool Congress state spokesperson Kunal Ghosh said the Trinamool Congress in Bengal will never allow the CAA to come into force.

“The Matuas and the community which came from Bangladesh, have all the documents including voter ID. CAA implementation is a ploy to distract people from Gujarat from the Morbi bridge collapse. Suvendu Adhikari once protested against the CAA and now he is making tall claims,” he alleged.

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Meghalaya: Voice of the People’s Party stages walkout in protest of Governor’s Hindi speech

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