Union Minister Smriti Irani on the amended Citizenship Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) on Friday slammed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for demanding a referendum under the supervision of the United Nations and said that her statement of Parliament Insult.

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According to media reports, Union Textiles Minister Irani, who came here to attend a function in a hotel in Kolkata, told reporters that Banerjee's remarks were an insult to the Indian Parliament when asked to react to the Chief Minister's statement about the CAA.

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Apart from this, Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy said that the Trinamool Congress base in West Bengal has been eroding, hence Mamata is under stress. They are not aware of what she is saying. This is an irresponsible statement as the Chief Minister.

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On this matter, Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar has condemned Mamata Banerjee's suggestion that she should apologize to the country for this. Javadekar said in a press conference on Friday that Banerjee suggested a referendum on the revised citizenship law under the aegis of the United Nations. He said that the CAA has been passed from the Parliament of the country. There is no other forum in the country bigger than Parliament and there is no provision like holding a referendum. Therefore Banerjee's statement is condemnable and she should apologize to the country. Javadekar said that never before has a Chief Minister said such a thing.