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Updated October 13th, 2019 at 08:25 IST

VHP announces launch of NRC awareness campaign in West Bengal

VHP has made an announcement saying that they will be launching a National Register of Citizens (NRC) awareness campaign in West Bengal in December 2019

Reported by: Rishabh Mishra
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Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has made an announcement saying that they will be launching a National Register of Citizens (NRC) awareness campaign in West Bengal in December. This comes after the Union Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah declared that NRC would be extended to the state of West Bengal as well. This decision by the Home Minister triggered sharp reactions from the Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee. The national general secretary of VHP, Milind Parande, also said that the awareness campaign will be covering all the districts in the eastern state.  

‘Not a single Hindu would leave’ 

Milind Parande, while speaking to PTI said that "The NRC was implemented in Assam under the supervision of the supreme court. However, the Centre would be implementing the exercise in West Bengal. Hindus need not fear about the process as not a single Hindu would have to leave the country after NRC. Muslims came to India as invaders while Hindus came here as refugees. Altogether 8,000 Hindus from Pakistan had received citizenship in India in the last four years while 20,000 more Hindus from that country are awaiting Indian citizenship.” 

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"Thousands of Muslims are invading India from bordering countries. Pakur and Sahibganj districts of Jharkhand are examples of Muslim invasion where Hindus have become a minority. As per an NIA report, sleeper cells (of terrorists) are active in these districts” he said. Parande also added, “VHP would carry out its annual Hitchintak Abhiyan from November 17 to December 1 across the country during which it aims to reach out to 51 lakh Hindus for raising funds.” 

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Amit Shah calls out Mamata for misleading people 

Amit Shah, while addressing a rally on NRC in Kolkata, called out the ruling Trinamool Congress and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for misleading the people of West Bengal about NRC. He said, “People of West Bengal are being misled about NRC. Today, I would like to clarify about BJP's policy on NRC, I would like to convey the truth to all of you. According to Mamata didi, millions of Hindu refugees will have to leave West Bengal. Friends, there cannot be a lie bigger than this. I would like to publicly assure you that, all the refugees including the Hindu, Buddha, Sikh, Christian, and Jain, will not be forced by the Indian Government to leave the country. The lies are being spread to instigate the people of Bengal.” 

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(With PTI Inputs)

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Published October 13th, 2019 at 06:41 IST

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