BJP MP ‘hurt' over Bengali workers' plight in other states
"It is a big problem.
I'm concerned about it," Murmu said. "It hurts me as our workers have to face the embarrassment and have to clarify themselves. Bangladeshi infiltrators are indeed in huge numbers.
So, I advise our state's workers to keep their identity cards and necessary documents with them to avoid such embarrassment."
BJP has been consistently defending the drives, claiming they are being conducted to identify Rohingya Muslims.
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TMC MP Dola Sen described Murmu's statement as a "delayed realisation". "The sooner BJP realises the truth, the better for them," Sen said. TMC MP Mausam Noor said, "He is trying to fool the people of his constituency. If he believes what he says, then he should join our protest in Parliament on this issue."
Migrant workers from Harishchandrapur, Ratua and Chanchal of North Malda recently faced police harassment in Odisha, Punjab and Maharashtra.
Murmu defected from CPM to BJP ahead of 2019 Lok Sabha polls and pulled off an upset by defeating Noor. He retained his constituency in 2024, winning it for the second time.
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