India, April 12 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will expedite the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in West Bengal to grant citizenship to refugee communities if it comes to power in the state.

Addressing rallies in Purba Bardhaman, Murshidabad and Dakshin Dinajpur districts, Modi reiterated the BJP's push for the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the state and targeted the Trinamool Congress (TMC) government over women's safety, corruption and alleged infiltration.

"I have come to give a guarantee to the Matua community, Namashudra community and all such refugee families. You are under the protection of the Indian Constitution. Modi brought CAA so all refugees may get...