Another Trinamool MP writes to Amit Shah on attacks on migrant workers from Bengal
Also Read | Death of migrant worker from West Bengal in Chennai sparks political controversy
The letter by Mr. Islam, who is also chairperson of the West Bengal Migrant Welfare Board, comes a day after Trinamool Congress MP from Behrampore Yusuf Pathan wrote a similar letter to the Home Minister on the same issue, particularly in the neighbouring State of Odisha. Mr. Pathan said numerous videos documenting these attacks have circulated on social media, further substantiating the gravity of the situation and triggering widespread public concern.
The Trinamool Rajya Sabha MP said that many of these individuals, despite possessing valid identification documents such as Aadhaar cards, voter IDs, and passports, have been unlawfully held – some for several days – without substantiated cause.
'Several cases involve residents from various districts of West Bengal being detained in Gujarat, despite presenting multiple valid forms of identification,' Mr. Islam wrote in his letter.
The Trinamool MP also highlighted how targeted hostility against Bengali-speaking workers has been escalating since 2014 and has intensified in recent months. He specifically pointed to reports of 'entire Bengali-speaking settlements being targeted and set ablaze,' resulting in destroyed identification documents and displaced families. 'It is a grave contradiction that, even after Bengali was accorded classical language status by the Union government, its speakers are now being criminalised for using it,' the MP said in the letter.
The other suggestions by Mr. Islam include verification procedures before taking any action against individuals claiming to be from West Bengal.
The MP also urged the need to enforce mandatory coordination with the West Bengal government in cases where any Bengali-speaking person is found to be in distress. According to the West Bengal Migrant Welfare Board, there are 22 lakh migrants from the State who work in other States. However, the actual numbers may be much higher.
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