NEW DELHI: The Congress on Saturday accused the BJP of indulging in "blatant misinformation and hypocrisy" on the Taslima Nasreen issue and also said that the Left Front government in West Bengal had no jurisdiction to force anyone to change their place of stay.
"The right to grant permission to stay in India is a Central government prerogative that has been given by UPA government to Taslima. Once granted, the person has the right to reside anywhere in India," party spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi said.
Noting that the West Bengal government had no jurisdiction to force anyone to change their place of stay from West Bengal to anywhere else, Singhvi said Rajasthan government had no jurisdiction to force her relocation.
"Those who practise arbitrarily cannot preach to us. It is the Central government which has now given Taslima appropriate facilities," he added.
