The CAA Songbird

Babul Supriyo is being projected as a leader of the BJP’s pro-CAA campaign in the state

- Romita Datta

Union minister of state for environment, forests and climate change Babul Supriyo has been making news in West Bengal. Sources say Union home minister Amit Shah has singled out Supriyo to lead the party’s pro-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) campaign in the state. A BJP leader says, “We need to project that we will push aggressively for the CAA. Who better to do it than Babul, who is fluent in Hindi and Bengali and has star appeal?” Shah is also reportedly convinced that Supriyo’s aggression will be useful in countering anti-CAA sentiment.