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Mamata Banerjee grants land rights to refugees and argues how the register will undermine the interests of both Hindus and Muslims.

On November 25, while voting was underway for three assembly bypolls in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced her government's decision to grant land ownership rights to 11,900 refugee families in the state. It has been a na ghar ka, na ghat ka' (neither here, nor there) existence for these refugees for over 48 years, despite residing here, earning a livelihood, sending their

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