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Indian Express
an hour ago
- Indian Express
‘It could have been done in a much better way, it was totally wrong': Haryana Congress leaders on Gurgaon police's ‘foreigners verification' drive
Senior Haryana Congress leader Aftab Ahmed said Tuesday the Gurgaon police's crackdown last week on suspected foreigners in the city reeked of 'sheer discrimination and a lack of basic thinking'. Hundreds of men were rounded up by the Gurgaon police as part of a 'routine verification' drive to identify Bangladeshis and Rohingya living illegally in the city. The move sparked panic among the Bengali-speaking migrant community, prompting many to leave the city. Speaking with the Indian Express, the Nuh MLA said, 'If someone speaks Bengali or Assamese, it doesn't mean they are a foreign national, Bangladeshi or Rohingya'. 'There are ways to verify, but not like this. Putting them in holding centres, allegedly torturing and putting them up there for days. These are poor people doing odd jobs that no one else will do. It could have been done in a much better way; it was totally wrong. They have documents. The way they have been questioning, allegedly beating, and humiliating them, saying they're with Mamata (Banerjee), is …' Ahmed said he has been raising the issue with Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini and Shatrujeet Kapur, Director General of Police. Also Read | Domestic help, labourers: Bengali-speaking migrant workers pack up, leave Gurgaon after police verification scare 'They are poor who, for their daily bread, are willing to work in unhygienic conditions, and still you mete out such treatment by relying on some Union Home Ministry order. That is not what it said; you verify, but not like this. We will keep opposing it tooth and nail if it continues as well.' Ultimately, it was being done at the government's behest, he stressed. 'Atmosphere of fear' Haryana Congress leader Pearl Choudhary, who contested the 2024 Assembly elections from Pataudi, said the Gurgaon police's move seemed illegal and invalid, and questioned its timing. 'We have to see the timing, the Bihar elections are coming, I think it is very connected to the SIR (Special Intensive Revision) exercise,' said Choudhary. 'Bengali-speaking Muslims are being targeted in the context of the Bihar polls and even West Bengal next year. It is election-driven. It has led to an atmosphere of fear.' Choudhary said the migrant workers have all documents, and this is not the right time for the drive. When asked about the lack of visibility of Haryana Congress leaders on the ground for the issue, she said they have been acting for the workers' interests away from the media glare. Also Read | 'We are Indians, why must we prove it again?': Men quizzed by Gurgaon cops during verification drive 'We are in touch with them, and the national level leaders, even people working with me, are doing whatever we can do. Without informing the media, we are acting, and even many from the All India Professionals' Congress have been roped in for legal and other assistance. The media does not tend to give us space, but we are doing whatever we can do.' Gurgaon police on verification drive The Gurgaon police have refuted allegations of violence or torture on their part, saying due process was maintained and no particular religion was being targeted in their check for illegal foreigners. Last Saturday, the police said they would round up only 'confirmed foreign nationals' as part of their verification drive, as they shut four holding facilities that housed suspected foreigners on Friday. The four facilities were at community centres in Badshahpur, Sector 10A, Sector 40, and Sector 1 in Manesar. 'We had completed verification and checking of the suspected foreigners, hence the move. Even earlier, only those who were strong suspects based on missing or discrepancies in documents, or for example Bangladeshi numbers found on their phone or their WhatsApp being deleted, were taken to the holding centres,' a police spokesperson said. Earlier, Gurgaon MLA and BJP leader Mukesh Sharma supported the verification drive. 'The Rohingya have negatively affected the law and order situation in Gurgaon, we all know. They set up jhuggis (here) and their numbers increase… they have a system to get documents made.' Asked about domestic help who are genuine citizens belonging to West Bengal being picked up, he said, 'See, as directions have come from the (Union) government, we have to support the drive. The government and police are working based on their intel. Let the checking be thorough.'
News18
2 hours ago
- News18
BJP MP Urges Delhi Police To Book Mamata Over Post Claiming Assault Of Bengali Woman
BJP MP urged Delhi Police to register a case against Mamata under IT Act and check the original social media post, and initiate legal action against her. Bharatiya Janata Party MP Soumendu Adhikari, brother of Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari, has filed a complaint with the Delhi Police against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, accusing her of spreading fake news on social media. He urged the police to register a case against the Bengal CM under the IT Act and save and check the original social media post, and initiate legal action against her. This comes after Mamata recently shared a video on social media, claiming that a Bengali-speaking woman and her child were assaulted in the national capital for speaking their language – a charge firmly denied by the Delhi Police as 'fabricated" and 'politically motivated". She later claimed that the woman and the child were 'threatened". They were taken to various police stations just as I had predicted yesterday. They were threatened. We want them to come back, and whoever is speaking the truth and who is lying will be proved eventually," news agency PTI quoted her as saying. In his letter to the SHO of the Cyber Crime Branch of Delhi Police, the BJP MP accused the Bengal Chief Minister of spreading false information to damage the image of the city police and create public unrest. The Indian Express reported. He claimed that such a post made by an individual holding a constitutional position had widespread reach, triggering public outrage and harming the reputation of the police. Delhi's Deputy Commissioner of Police (East) Abhishek Dhania earlier said that the cops had taken note of the video shared by Mamata on X. 'During sustained questioning, the woman admitted that her relative, a political worker from Malda district in West Bengal, had asked her to make the video. The video was then circulated locally in Bengal and later surfaced on social media," he said. view comments Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Time of India
2 hours ago
- Time of India
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'Every Time There's An Election...': TMC MP Mahua Moitra Exposes BJP's 'Hindu-Muslim Danga' Strategy Watch the full interview: where TMC MP Mohua Moitra claims BJP fans Hindu-Muslim riots every time there is an election. Refering to the recent Murshidabad violence, Moitra said it has been a 'classic' BJP tactics to polarise voters ahead of elections. In an exclusive interview with TOI Bharat, TMC MP Mohua Moitra tore apart BJP for allegedly picking up Bengali migrant workers in states illegally. In a freewheeling chat with Aditi Prasad on the recent crackdown on Bangladeshi immigrants in Gurugram, Mahua Moitra alleges that due process have not been followed while detaining Bengali-speaking migrants despite showing identity proofs. Moitra says legal migrants are being picked up on the basis of language, hinting at a sinister ploy to persecute people from Bengal. She has also issued warning that the issue will blow up in the face of BJP which aims to wrest power from Mamata Banerjee in West Bengal in the 2026 assembly elections.#mahuamoitra #mahuamoitrainterview #mahuamoitraspeech #tmc #bjp #pmmodi #narendramodi #amitshah #mamatabanerjee #bengal #bengali #gurugrambengali #gurugrambangladeshi #bengalimigrants #bengaliimmigrants #bangladeshi #bangladeshiimmigrants #illegalimmigrants #rohingyas #bsf #murshidabadviolence #bengalelections #bengalassemblypolls #toi #toibharat #bharat #trending #breakingnews #indianews 6.5K views | 1 day ago
