Amid Bangladesh Unrest, Mamata Banerjee Opens Bengal’s Door For Refugees18Photo© hindustantimes.com

Amid Bangladesh Unrest, Mamata Banerjee Opens Bengal’s Door For Refugees

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As violence continues to grip neighboring Bangladesh, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressed her willingness to welcome refugees into the state. Speaking at the TMC's 'Martyrs Day' rally in Kolkata on Sunday, she assured that Bengal will certainly provide shelter to those in need.

Banerjee cited the United Nations Resolution on refugees to justify her stance on the potential humanitarian crisis resulting from the severe law and order breakdown in Bangladesh over the past few days.

“I should not be speaking on the affairs of Bangladesh since that is a sovereign nation and whatever needs to be said on the issue is a subject matter of the Centre. But I can tell you this, if helpless people come knocking on the doors of Bengal, we will surely provide them shelter,” Banerjee said.