US EditionUsing ‘Bangladeshi for Bangla’ an Insult to Bengali Culture: Trinamool
DELHI, INDIA, AUG 3 – TMC demands apology and action after Delhi Police referred to Bengali as a 'Bangladeshi language' in an investigation involving eight suspected illegal Bangladeshi nationals.
- On August 3, 2025, the All India Trinamool Congress criticized Delhi Police for seeking a translator for 'Bangladeshi language' in a July 29 letter about eight suspected migrants.
- Amid a case involving suspected illegal migrants, the Lodhi Colony Police Station's officer wrote to Banga Bhawan requesting translation of documents containing the text written in the 'Bangladeshi language' for eight persons suspected to be Bangladeshi nationals.
- In her social media post, Mamata Banerjee called the letter 'scandalous, insulting, anti-national, unconstitutional' and urged protests against the Union government.
- The TMC demanded an unconditional apology, immediate correction, and strict action, including suspending Investigating Officer Amit Dutt and apologies from Delhi Police, BJP4India, and the Home Ministry under Amit Shah.
- The Trinamool leadership said protests will continue until next year's Assembly polls, amid allegations of harassment of Bengali migrant workers in BJP-ruled states.
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The matter which started with an FIR of Delhi Police has now become an issue of language, identity and politics. In fact, after the arrest of a Bangladeshi citizen, a mention of 'Bangladeshi language' was made in an internal document of the police, whereas there is no such language.
Letter from Delhi Police refers to Bangla as ‘Bangladeshi language’, TMC demands apology
TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee called it a “calculated attempt by the BJP to defame Bengal, undermine our cultural identity and equate West Bengal with Bangladesh for narrow political propaganda”.
"Insulting": Mamata Banerjee On Delhi Police Terming Bengali As "Bangladeshi National Language"
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee on Sunday lashed out at the Delhi Police for referring to the Bengali language as "Bangladeshi national language" in a purported letter, alleging that it was "insulting, anti-national and unconstitutional".
Terming Bengali as 'Bangladeshi Language' in Delhi Police Letter Insulting: TMC's Kunal Ghosh
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Kunal Ghosh on Sunday condemned a Delhi Police letter which has surfaced on social media platforms, which allegedly referred to Bengali as a 'Bangladeshi' language. India News | Terming Bengali as 'Bangladeshi Language' in Delhi Police Letter Insulting: TMC's Kunal Ghosh.
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