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Updated December 20th, 2019 at 14:02 IST

Mamata's referendum remark over CAA an insult to Indian Parliament: Smriti Irani

Union Minister Smriti Irani criticized West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday over her demand for the UN-monitored referendum on the CAA.

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Union Minister Smriti Irani on Friday criticized West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over her demand for the UN-monitored referendum on amended Citizenship Act and NRC, saying her remark was an insult to the Parliament.

Also Read | West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee Asks For UN Intervention Over CAA

The Union textile minister is in the city to attend an event at a city hotel. "The comment (made by Banerjee) is an insult to Indian Parliament," Irani told reporters when asked to react on the chief minister's remark over the citizenship law.

Also Read | 'Mamata Banerjee Must Resign If She Does Not Have Faith In Indian Democracy': Narasimha Rao

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had on Thursday dared the Narendra Modi government at the Centre to go for a UN-monitored referendum on the amended Citizenship Act and the proposed nationwide NRC and said that he will have to quit if it fails "mass vote". 

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Published December 20th, 2019 at 13:39 IST

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