West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee alleges harassment of Rajbanshis, Matuas in other states
Speaking at an event in Kolkata, while taking a dig at the Centre over giving political asylum to former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, without naming anyone, the CM said, 'I don't comment on Centre's policies or when someone is kept here in India from the neighbouring country. There are political reasons and other reasons also. But why are you targeting Bengali-speaking people,' the chief minister asked.
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Banerjee said that the Bengali migrant workers could go anywhere to work. 'While Bangladesh is a neighbouring country, why will you say that people talking in Bengali are Bangladeshis? Rohingyas are from Myanmar. How can they learn Bengali?' Banerjee said while responding to BJP's allegation on Rohingyas. The BJP has been alleging that Rohingyas have entered Bengal from Bangladesh and their names have been enrolled in the voter list, with the help of Trinamool Congress.
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Attacking the BJP-led government at the Centre, she said that caste, creed and religion cannot be reason for deleting names from a voter list. 'Those who are Indian citizens and are voters of Bengal will vote here. Why will you discriminate against the voters of Bengal based on caste, creed and religion?' Banerjee questioned. 'A notification says that Bengali-speaking people will be deported. Our migrant workers are skilled. In India, one can travel anywhere,' she said.
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The Trinamool also claimed that migrant workers from Coochbehar, working in Gurugram, were being allegedly harassed by police in Haryana. Senior Trinamool leader Partha Pratim Roy claimed that several workers from Sitalkuchi block of Cooch Behar district, working as labourers in Gurugram in Haryana for a long time, were subject to police atrocities. "One of them called me tonight and informed me that they are being summoned to the police station on suspicion that they are Bangladeshis. Despite showing their voter cards and Aadhaar cards, the harassment is not stopping," Roy claimed.
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