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Watch | Amit Shah in Malda: Will Brazen Communalism Help BJP Make Inroads in Bengal?

Commencing his West Bengal campaign, Amit shah made communal statements on NRC and refugees issues. Does the BJP plan a 'lotus' win in West Bengal using the communal card? Senior editor of The Wire, Arfa Khanum Sherwani probes.
Arfa Khanum Sherwani
Jan 25 2019
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Commencing his West Bengal campaign, Amit shah made communal statements on NRC and refugees issues. Does the BJP plan a 'lotus' win in West Bengal using the communal card? Senior editor of The Wire, Arfa Khanum Sherwani probes.
BJP president Amit Shah. Credit: Reuters
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NewDelhi: Commencing the 2019 battle for West Bengal, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah launched an all out attack on chief minister Mamata Banerjee and her government at a rally in Malda on January 22. Shah raked up the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, challenging the Trinamool Congress leader to stick to her stand against it.

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