Bengali-speaking people harassed in some states: Bengal CM Mamata

Bengali-speaking people harassed in some states: Bengal CM Mamata

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday alleged that Bengali-speaking people were being harassed and branded as “infiltrators” in some states, and asserted that her government would not allow anyone’s rights to be taken away. Addressing a programme to mark International Mother Language Day in memory of language martyrs, the Trinamool Congress chairperson said while she respects every language, “none has the right to show …

Mamata Condemns Attempts to Target Bangla Speaking People, Labelling Them as 'Ghuspaithiya'

KOLKATA — A day after the International Mother Language Day was celebrated with a lot of fanfare in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Sunday, said she was pained deeply that divisive forces were attempting to malign and target those who speak Bangla, labelling them as “ghuspaithiya (illegal infiltrators), subjecting them to humiliation and persecution”. At the same time, the Chief Minister claimed that she would continue with her r…

Mamata Banerjee condemns attempts to target those who speak Bangla, labelling them as 'ghuspaithiya'

“It pains me deeply that divisive forces are attempting to malign and target those who speak Bangla, labelling them as “ghuspaithiya”, subjecting them to humiliation and persecution.