TMC Launches Helpline, Activates Task Forces to Support Migrants After Reports of Harassment

TMC launches helpline, activates task forces to support migrants after reports of harassment

The West Bengal government has swung into action after the reports of harassment and illegal detentions, allegedly faced by Bengali-speaking migrant workers across the country. The TMC has launched multiple initiatives at both the party and the government levels. Under the party's "planned and coordinated" strategy, the government has launched a WhatsApp-only helpline, revived migrant welfare cells at the district level and strengthened local TM…

Bengali migrant worker forced into Bangladesh at gunpoint, alleges family

The man was arrested in Rajasthan two months ago and his family has claimed that they possess documents proving they have been living in India since the 1950s.