New Delhi: Strategic and political affairs expert Subimal Bhattacharjee on Saturday said that India's decision to implement the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) is not going to hamper the friendly relation with Bangladesh.
"Why it (CAA) should hamper the relationship with Bangladesh. India and Bangladesh have had the best of the relationship. It is now also said as the golden period of the relationship under the leadership of Narendra Modi and Sheikh Hasina," said Bhattacharjee while talking to ETV Bharat.
He said that the Citizenship Amendment Act will not at all hamper the relationship between both the countries.
"People who have come from Bangladesh, they have already been living in India for a long time. All the speculations that Bangladeshi will take away jobs will come to an end because there will be a cut off date for granting citizenship," said Bhattacharjee.
It may be mentioned here that Bangladesh has earlier said that both National Register of Citizen (NRC) and CAA are India's internal matter.
Recently Bangladesh foreign minister AK Abdul Momen has said that Bangladesh-India relations are normal and they will not be affected.
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Momen has said that India has been requested to provide a list of any Bangladeshi nationals living illegally in the country and it will allow them to return
"The said issue has already been discussed between the leadership of both the countries..." said Bhattacharjee.
Bhattacharjee also reacted over West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's call for UN referendum over CAA.
"It is unfortunate that a democratically elected Chief Minister does not believe on the strong democratic institutions...might be she felt of missing the bus," said Bhattacharjee.
On Thursday Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata has asked for a United Nations monitored referendum over CAA.
Bhattacharjee, however, said that it is due to Mamata Banerjee that both the countries have not been able to sign the Teesta water agreement. Teesta water sharing issue has always been high on the agenda of both the countries but opposition by Mamata Banerjee have posed as a stumbling block on the issue.
If both the countries sign the agreement, it will help Bangladesh in getting Teesta water. However, Mamata Banerjee claimed that the sharing of water with Bangladesh could make her state dry.
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