Assembly may hold spl session on ‘targeting' of Bengalis
A source said
Trinamool Congress
MPs on Wednesday submitted notices in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, demanding discussion on the alleged targeting of Bengali-speakers.
Notices have also been submitted to take up the issue of the special intensive revision (SIR) of the electoral roll, which is taking place in Bihar and will be extended to other states.
According to sources in the parliamentary office, the special assembly session may run from Aug 8 to Aug 21. In addition to the proposal concerning migrant workers, four important bills may also be presented. Talks are on between the parliamentary and legal departments on this matter.
Once drafts of the bills are finalised, speaker Biman Banerjee will officially announce the session.
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The steps coincide with Trinamool announcing that CM Mamata Banerjee would hit the streets in Birbhum as part of state-wide protests, which start on on July 27 and will be held every Saturday and Sunday. The CM had announced the plan for the protests at Martyrs' Day rally on July 21.
Speaking to reporters, party spokesperson Kunal Ghosh said: "Who gives BJP the right to say that Bengalis are Bangladeshis? Why are they stoking the fire? Britishers may have introduced divide and rule, but it is BJP that is implementing it now.
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They are dividing society, they are dividing people. In 1947, Britishers were driven out; in 2026, BJP will be driven out of Bengal, and then India."
"This is sheer anger and vengeance by BJP for being politically routed in Bengal repeatedly," he added.
"If the police in BJP-governed states are not accepting Aadhaar, PAN and even EPIC, then why is the Centre issuing them in the first place? These BJP-run states are demanding proof by seeking birth certificates of parents. Can BJP netas in Bengal, or those in BJP-governed states, provide birth certificates themselves?" Ghosh said.
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