Amit Shah and Mamata at odds over NRC claims, a core issue in north Bengal

After becoming a big poll issue in Assam and the North-East, NRC and the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill has turned out to be a core issue in at least seven constituencies in W Bengal

The National Register of Citizens (NRC) and the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill are turning out to be a key election issue in at least seven constituencies of West Bengal that share porous borders with Bangladesh and Nepal.  

With campaigning at its peak in Darjeeling, which shares the border with Nepal, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah raised the controversial issue during a poll rally on Thursday in this Lok Sabha constituency. "The Modi government will ensure that the refugees who have come to India get citizenship of this country. The NRC is targeted to identify infiltrators, who remain a national security