TMC going to court to protect illegal immigrants: PM slams Mamata

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday slams West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over her arguments during a Supreme Court hearing on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls. The Trinamool goes to court to protect the illegal immigrants, the prime minister saidin his address in the Rajya Sabha while replying to the Motion of Thanks on the President's address. Trinamool cares only for power and not people, the PM charged, slamming Banerjee's party for covering up for "infiltrators." He also raised concerns over illegals stealing the opportunities meant for the country's youth. "Even the world's most prosperous countries are expelling illegal immigrants from their territories. In our country, however, certain groups are making deliberate and organized efforts to protect infiltrators. How can the youth of our nation accept leaders who are aggressively advocating on behalf of illegal immigrants?" questioned the prime minister.These infiltrators are taking away the rights of the Indian youth, he charged. "This THC government…is setting new records in every parameter of decline, and yet here you are preaching," he said.

"हमारे TMC के साथियों ने काफी कुछ कहा.

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Though Banerjee was not named, the reference was clear. the chief minister had argued against the SIR before the Chief Justice of India's bench and accused the government of targeting her state before polls. PM Modi also accused the Trinamool and its opposition allies of corruption."Whether it is the Congress, the TMC, the DMK, or the Left, they have remained in power at the Centre for decades and have also had opportunities to run governments in the states. They only worked to fill their own pockets; bringing change to the lives of citizens was never their priority," said the prime minister. In Rajya Sabha, Opposition parties, led by the Congress, staged a walkout on Thursday amid loud slogans of "Let the LoP speak" as Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the House while replying to the Motion of Thanks to the President’s address. As the Prime Minister continued his speech, Opposition MPs, led by Leader of the Opposition in the Upper House Mallikarjun Kharge, created a sustained uproar, demanding that Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, be allowed to speak.