
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee'sremarks on the latest move by National Register of Citizen(NRC) has landed her in trouble as anFIR was lodged against her in Guwahati.
The FIR was lodged after a complaint was filed by advocate Tailendra Nath Das.
In a public meeting at Ahmedpur in Birbhum district, the West Bengal chief minister reportedly described the current updation of the NRC as an attempt to drive out Bengalis from Assam.
She allegedly asked the BJP government of the state to not to play with fire. Banerjee also warned the government that she would not remain silent if Bengalis were uprooted from the state.
The BJP led government in Assam said that her statement amounted to contempt ofSupreme Court.
The National Register of Citizens (NRC)published its first draft on Sunday.
The draft declared almost 1.9 crore Assam residentsas "legal"while declaring the rest toawaitfurther stages of verification.
The total population of the state is around 3.29 crore.