Three NCPI MPs from Bengal meet Amit Shah as uncertainty prevails over their stance
Three Muslim MPs from the Nationalist Citizen party of India (NCPI) met with Union Home Minister Amit Shah to discuss concerns regarding citizenship documentation and mosque loudspeaker regulations. Despite the meeting, the MPs maintain they are not aligning with the NDA or BJP.
Why it matters
The political maneuvering of these MPs highlights ongoing tensions regarding citizenship issues and religious policy in West Bengal.
Uncertainty prevailed over the fate of three Muslim MPs of Nationalist Citizen party of India (NCPI) as they met Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday (August 6, 2026).
The Lok Sabha MPs from West Bengal’s Murshidabad district — Khalilur Rahaman from Jangipur, Yusuf Pathan from Baharampur and Abu Taher Khan from Murshidabad — had earlier this week said that they do not want to be part of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) or the Bharatiya Janata Party.
They had skipped NDA meetings on the past two occasions in the past few days. During the meeting with the Union Home Minister, the three parliamentarians raised concerns over the SIR exercise in the Murshidabad district, which has seen a high number of deletions alleging that it has created anxiety among voters in Murshidabad. They also raised the issue of clampdown on use of loudspeakers in mosques.
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