Kolkata, April 11 – Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Saturday criticised the BJP for proposing to implement a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in West Bengal, claiming that the saffron camp seeks to deprive people of their rights.
Addressing an election rally in Keshiary, West Midnapore district, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said, "Do you know the meaning of UCC? You will have no rights. You will not have the right to practice your religion according to your wishes."
In this context, she further stated, "Hindus get married according to their religious rituals and customs, Scheduled Castes get married according to their religious customs, tribal communities get married according to their religious customs, minorities get married according to their religious customs, and Christians get married according to their religious customs. Everyone has different paths and opinions."
"But the BJP says there will only be one path. The BJP will dictate the rules, and whatever the BJP tells you, you have to do. They will take away everything from everyone. They will take away your religion, your education, and your culture, your traditions," she alleged.
She claimed, "Do you know the meaning of UCC? There is only one BJP, one policy, one religion. Therefore, I ask you to think about this issue once again."
These comments came a day after the BJP promised to implement UCC in West Bengal.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah, while presenting the party's 'Sankalp Patra (manifesto)' for the Assembly polls, announced this along with other promises.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Banerjee attacked the BJP and the Election Commission simultaneously, alleging a conspiracy to cancel her nomination in the Bhabanipur constituency.
She said, "Those traitors tried to cancel my nomination by submitting two false affidavits in my name. This was done to cancel my nomination at my polling station."
Attacking the BJP and the Election Commission simultaneously for this purported conspiracy, Chief Minister Banerjee said, "Even though they tried to cancel the nomination, they could not do so in the end. They have disrespected and damaged my reputation, so that I cannot stand for the election."
The Trinamool leader added, "Our fight is not only with the BJP. It is also with the BJP's machinations. If such atrocities are being committed against me, then you can understand what can happen to you."
Speaking about the exclusion of names in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process, the Chief Minister said today, "SIR is a big scam. It is an attempt to bring the BJP to power. The BJP is driving the bulldozer."
She also said, "The BJP is bringing the Delimitation Bill to Parliament during the elections."
"They could not wait, because the BJP actually wants to divide Bengal into pieces," she claimed.