Mamata Banerjee Accuses BJP of Marginalizing SCs, STs, and OBCs
At a rally in support of TMC candidate Mahua Moitra, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accused the Narendra Modi government of attempting to marginalize Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs), and Other Backward Classes (OBCs).
Banerjee criticized the BJP government's claims about the benefits of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) for marginalized communities, warning that it could jeopardize their rights.
"Prime Minister Narendra Modi is lying about the benefits of UCC that it will help everybody. Instead, if UCC is implemented, it will put at stake the existence of SCs, STs and OBCs. BJP will destroy the constitution. But rest assured, we will not let it happen," Banerjee said.
She further alleged that for the past 10 years, the BJP has been spreading lies about Matuas and other backward castes getting citizenship through the CAA. She claimed this is a ploy to take away their existing citizenship rights and deport them to concentration camps.
Banerjee also expressed concern that the UCC would prevent different communities, tribes, and sects from practicing their own customs and rituals.
The Chief Minister cautioned the electorate against the BJP's alleged attempts to manipulate voting figures and alleged threats by BJP leaders to IAS and IPS officers in West Bengal. She vowed to resist any attempts to undermine the state's integrity.
"Intimidation, threat and pressure by the Narendra Modi government on state ministers, officials or people will not work in Bengal," she declared.