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Mamata Banerjee to Hold Martyrs' Day Rally, Raise Bengali Migrants' Issue in BJP States Ahead of 2026 Kolkata Election

WEST BENGAL, JUL 20 – Mamata Banerjee accused BJP-ruled states of detaining over 1,000 Bengali-speaking migrants and called for rallying Bengali pride ahead of the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections.

  • Mamata Banerjee led the annual Martyrs' Day rally in Kolkata on July 21, commemorating 13 youth activists killed in a 1993 police firing.
  • The rally followed rising tensions as Banerjee alleged Bengali-speaking migrants faced detention and linguistic profiling in BJP-ruled states like Maharashtra and Assam.
  • Thousands of supporters attended the rally at Esplanade, where Banerjee vowed to oppose the BJP's citizenship politics and defend Bengali pride and rights.
  • Banerjee stated nearly 1,000 Bengalis were detained under allegations of being foreigners, while a party MP said, "Our fight is not just electoral-it's existential."
  • The rally marked a political campaign launchpad ahead of West Bengal's 2025 Assembly elections, signaling a high-voltage contest over identity and democracy.
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The Hindu broke the news in India on Sunday, July 20, 2025.
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