Centre’s order on Foreigners’ Act farcical, election gimmick: Mamata Banerjee

Kolkata, Sep 4: 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 Centre’s move was aimed at misleading the public ahead of the upcoming elections and accused the BJP of using such tactics to polarise voters.

“This is nothing but an election gimmick, but it will not work this time,” she said.