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Apr 12, 2021

NRC Will Have No Impact on Gorkhas: Amit Shah

Shah accused the ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal of spreading lies to create fear among the people of the hills.
Amit Shah addressing a rally. Photo: PTI

Kalimpong (WB): Union home minister Amit Shah asserted on Monday that the National Register of Citizens (NRC) will have no impact on the Gorkhas, and accused the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) in West Bengal of spreading lies to create fear among the people of the hills.

Shah, during an address after a roadshow in Kalimpong, said as long as the Narendra Modi-led BJP government is there at the Centre, no Gorkha will be harmed.

“NRC has not yet been implemented, but whenever it is done, not a single Gorkha will be asked to leave,” the senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader said.

“The TMC is lying about the possible fallout of NRC on the Gorkhas in order to create fear among them,” he said.

(PTI)

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