US EditionBengali Migrants Face Identity Crisis in BJP-Ruled States: CM Banerjee Speaks Out
- On June 24, 2025, the head of West Bengal's government alleged that states governed by the BJP are detaining migrants who speak Bengali and, in some instances, forcibly returning them to Bangladesh.
- Banerjee alleges hundreds of migrants, despite valid documents, face harassment because speaking Bengali is being treated as suspicious or criminal.
- She highlighted that 300 to 400 Bengali-speaking migrant laborers were confined in Rajasthan and cited incidents across BJP-led states including Delhi and Madhya Pradesh.
- Banerjee stated that some Bengali-speaking Indian citizens, despite possessing valid identification, are being mistaken for Bangladeshis and held in custody, and she promised to bring this issue to Prime Minister Modi's attention.
- She urged the central government to step in to safeguard India’s diverse society and ensure the rights and dignity of more than 2.2 million workers from West Bengal who are employed in other states.
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Is speaking Bengali a crime? Mamata Banerjee claims migrants detained in Rajasthan
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee claimed that Bengali-speaking migrant workers were detained in Rajasthan and called "Bangladeshis". She questioned whether speaking in Bengali was a crime and sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention.
'Is It A Crime?': Mamata Banerjee Alleges Bengali-Speaking Workers Targeted In BJP-Ruled Sates
Banerjee said in her Assembly chamber that she has information that 300-400 Bengali-speaking migrant labourers were confined in a building in Rajasthan during the day despite showing valid documents.
Bengali Migrants Face Identity Crisis in BJP-Ruled States: CM Banerjee Speaks Out
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has raised concerns over the branding of Bengali-speaking people from West Bengal as Bangladeshis in BJP-ruled states, including Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. She highlighted incidents of harassment despite valid citizenship documents and urged central authorities to intervene and protect pluralism in India.
‘Only for speaking Bengali’: Mamata targets BJP over migrant labourers from West Bengal being ‘pushed’ to Bangladesh
‘It is happening in all BJP-ruled states everyday,’ the West Bengal CM alleged while speaking to mediapersons in the state Assembly, ‘Prime Minister Modi must pay heed’.
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