West Bengal govt to bring anti-CAA resolution in Legislative Assembly

January 21: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday followed the states of Kerala and Punjab, saying the Trinamool Congress (TMC) government too will pass a resolution against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) and demand its withdrawal.

As per a report published by NDTV, special session of the West Bengal Assembly has been summoned at 2 pm on January 27 to pass a resolution to scrap the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act or CAA. This will make Bengal the third state to do so after Kerala and Punjab.

Congress legislator and leader of the opposition in the Bengal assembly, Abdul Mannan said, “It (the proposed resolution) is our baby. When we moved it, TMC criticized us. Banerjee has taken the decision because her credibility in the battle against CAA has come under question.”