<p>New Delhi [India], July 31 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will meet Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh later today.</p><p>The Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief will also meet Yashwant Sinha and Shatrughan Sinha at advocate Ram Jethmalani's residence.</p><p>On Monday, Banerjee fired a fresh salvo against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) by describing Assam's National Register of Citizens (NRC) final draft a ''game-plan'' of the Centre. She also urged the Centre to bring the amendment in the draft.</p><p>Banerjee further asserted that it is a 'game plan' of the BJP-led central government to evict Bengalis and Biharis from Assam. She added, "People are being isolated through a game plan. We are worried because people are being made refugees in their own country. It is a plan to throw out Bengali speaking people and Biharis. The consequences (of this move) will be felt in our state also."</p><p>Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, on the other hand, had assured that no coercive action would be taken against those whose names were not mentioned in the draft list.</p><p>"Even someone whose name is not on the list can approach the foreigner's tribunal. No coercive action will be taken against anyone; hence there is no need for anyone to panic," Singh told ANI.</p><p>Meanwhile, the Congress had also come down hard on the BJP soon after the release of the draft. (ANI)</p><br/><center><em><p>This story has not been edited. It has been published as provided by ANI</p></em></center>
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Tuesday, 31 July 2018
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