West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday called BJP a "party of Dushasanas" while a saffron party MP dubbed the TMC Government as 'shikhandi', as they invoked the epic Mahabharata in the political fight over the amended citizenship law.
Alleging that the BJP was trying to forcibly implement the Citizenship Amendment Act(CAA), the National Register of Citizens(NRC) and the National Population Register (NPR), Mamata said these steps are like "black magic" and she would stop this "anyhow".
"The NPR, NRC and CAA are like black magic", she said, and urged the people of the country to unite to save the nation.
"We (TMC) are not a party of Dushasanas like the BJP. They are the offsprings of Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq and people must unite to save the country from them," Banerjee said while speaking at a public rally at Ranaghat in Nadia district.
Dussasana is the the brother of Kaurava prince Duryodhana in the 'Mahabharata' while Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq" was the Sultan of Delhi from 1325-1351 and known for his eccentric decisions.
Banerjee also wondered whether the Modi government would throw her out of the country because she do not have her mother's birth certificate.
The chief minister said despite her assurances over 30 people have so far died in the state because of the panic over the proposed implementation of the citizens register.