Home Minister Amit Shah on October 1 said the BharatiyaJanata Party (BJP)government at the Centre will bring the Citizenship AmendmentBill (CAB) before bringing the National Register of Citizens (NRC) to WestBengal.

Speaking at NRC seminar at Netaji Indoor stadium in Kolkata,Shah said Trinamool Congress has blocked Citizenship (Amendment) Bill but Centrewill ensure it will is passed before implementing NRC in states.

He alleged that the Mamata Banerjee-led government wastrying to mislead the people on the issue of the National Register of Citizens(NRC).

"Didi(Mamata Banerjee) is saying will not let NRC happenin West Bengal, but I am assuring you, each and every infiltrator in India willbe shown the door. You know when she was in opposition and Left was in power,she used to say infiltrators mustbe forced to leave India," he said. Hesaid that West Bengal and article370 have a special connection, because it wasthe son of this soil, SyamaPrasad Mukherjee ji who raised the slogan 'EkNishan, Ek Vidhan aur EkPradhan.'

"Itoday want to assure Hindu,Sikh,Jain,Buddhist and theChristian refugees, youwill not be forced to leave India by the Centre. Don'tbelieve rumours. BeforeNRC, we will bring Citizenship Amendment Bill, whichwill ensure these people get Indian citizenship," he added. "Everysingle refugee will get the right to become the PM of India, they will have theright to vote," Shahsaid, adding that Banerjee is protecting illegalimmigrants for vote bankpolitics and the BJP will "not tolerate even asingle illegal immigrant inour country".