Kolkata, April 5 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and West Bengal Chief Minister engaged in a war of words on Thursday over the issue of the Centre's Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). While the former emphasised the significance of enacting such a law, the latter cautioned people to be wary of the controversial Act, which she claimed would strip citizenship from many.

Both the leaders addressed Lok Sabha poll rallies in West Bengal. The Prime Minister's rally took place in Cooch Behar barely a couple of hours after the TMC supremo held an election rally at Mathabhabga town about 28 km away.

Attacking the partners of the INDIA for spreading canards against the CAA, the Prime Minister said the law had been introduced to offer citizenship to...