'Don't teach me...': Mamata Banerjee lashes out at Indian government over Bangladesh refugees row
Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjeeslammed the Indian government for objecting to her remarks about offering shelter to Bangladeshi refugeesfleeing the country in the wake of violent protests.
Mamata enlisted her credentials of serving as a minister in various capacities and said the government should not be teaching her.
"I know the federal structure very well. I was an MP seven times, I was a Union minister twice. I know the MEA policy better than anyone else. They shouldn’t teach me a lesson; they should learn from the system instead," said Mamata.
Mamata's statement comes a day after the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in a briefing confirmed that Bangladesh had conveyed its objection to the statements made by the Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader.
“I can confirm that we have received such a communication from the Bangladesh side. It is on the lines described in the reports,” said MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal on Thursday.
On Wednesday (Jul 24) Bangladesh Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud stated that his ministry sent a diplomatic note to New Delhi.
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"With due respect to the West Bengal Chief Minister, with whom we share a very close relationship, we want to make it clear that her comments have a lot of scope for confusion. Therefore, we have given a note to the Government of India," Mahmud said.
What did Mamata say?
In light of the studentprotests in Bangladesh, Mamata while addressing a rally declared that West Bengal would open itsdoors to the refugees.
"If helpless people come knocking on the doors, we will surely provide them shelter." Banerjee justified her stance by referring to the United Nations resolution on refugees.
"This is because there is a United Nations declaration to accommodate refugees in regions adjacent to those in turmoil," the West Bengal CM added.
Violence hit a peak in Bangladesh last week before the Supreme Court intervened and slashed most of the quotas. The court ordered the quota forveterans and their families to be cut to five per cent, with 93 per cent of jobs to be allocated on merit.
The remaining two per cent will be set aside for members of ethnic minorities andtransgender and disabled people.
(With inputs from agencies)