Accusing Bharatiya Janata Party governments in different parts of the country of targeting Bengali-speaking citizens, West Bengal Chief Minister Banerjee said on Monday (June 16, 2025) that state governments are labelling residents of Bengal with valid documents as illegal Bangladeshi immigrants.
Addressing the State Assembly, the Chief Minister said that BJP ruled governments are depriving migrant workers of their right to earn a livelihood despite their possessing voter IDs, PAN, and Aadhaar cards.
“Despite having all the legal documents. Bengalis are being pushed into Bangladesh. If anyone speaks Bengali, they become Bangladeshi? This is happening in every state that has double engine governments,” Ms. Banerjee said.
Double engine discrimination
The Chief Minister had in the past alleged that migrant workers from the State are being targeted in BJP-ruled states. On this occasion Ms. Banerjee accused the double engine states of language-based discrimination.
