Kolkata : Kolkata Police Friday detained BJP national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya and party leader Mukul Roy during a rally in support of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). The rally was being held at Tollygunge in south Kolkata.

Targeting Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Roy alleged that their arrest has revealed the “true face” of Bengal administration. “You (Mamata Banerjee) have shown your true face and faith in democracy by arresting me and Kailash Vijayvargiya before taking part in rally in support of CAA. Kolkata police is taking us to police headquarter,” he said in a tweet.

Kailash Vijayvargiya too took to Twitter to question the detention and said they were taken to Lal Baazar police headquarters.

The new citizenship law has emerged as the latest flashpoint in the state of Bengal, with the TMC opposing the contentious legislation tooth and nail, and the BJP pressing for its implementation.

Earlier this week, Banerjee slammed the BJP for trying to forcibly implement CAA, the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and the National Population Register (NPR) and described them as “black magic”.

“We (TMC) are not a party of Dushasanas like the BJP. They are the offsprings of Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq, and people should unite to save the country from it,” she said during a rally in Bengal.

The chief minister also said that despite her assurances, over 30 people have died in West Bengal due to fear of the proposed country-wide NRC.