KOLKATA/BHUBANESWAR: Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee contacted Sunday her Odisha counterpart Mohan Charan Majhi, urging his intervention following stories of Bengali-speaking employees being assaulted and labelled as “Bangladeshis” by native vigilante teams in his state.
4 movies surfaced on social media over the previous 24 hours, purportedly exhibiting assaults on Bengali-speaking folks in Odisha.
Assaults have been reported from Jajpur, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur, and Sambalpur districts in Odisha, the place locals confronted Bengali-speaking employees, demanding proof of their Indian citizenship. In a single video, a hawker from Bengal’s Ranaghat was assaulted in Kendrapara for not having a bodily Aadhaar card, regardless of exhibiting a digital copy. An attacker is heard saying that he was a Bangladeshi.
One other clip reveals a person undergo a head damage after being attacked on suspicion of being a Bangladeshi. In Sambalpur, over 30 Bengali-speaking employees have been taken to Ainthapali police station however have been launched after their Indian citizenship was verified.
Banerjee requested Majhi to make sure the protected return of any employees wishing to go away Odisha. In response, Odisha govt instructed police to stay vigilant in opposition to assaults on Bengali-speaking folks suspected of being unlawful immigrants.
Odisha DGP Arun Sarangi stated: “There was no main violence and police have acted promptly on remoted incidents of Bengali-speaking folks being focused. Motion shall be taken in opposition to the responsible as per legislation.”
Bengal Migrant Welfare Board has launched a helpline (18001030009) for these going through such assaults. Rajya Sabha MP Samirul Islam, who heads the board, urged affected folks to hunt help via the helpline.
The alleged assaults stemmed from fears that Bangladeshi refugees have illegally entered Odisha amidst the upheaval within the neighbouring nation that noticed the ouster of Sheikh Hasina’s govt and the formation of an interim administration Thursday.
4 movies surfaced on social media over the previous 24 hours, purportedly exhibiting assaults on Bengali-speaking folks in Odisha.
Assaults have been reported from Jajpur, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur, and Sambalpur districts in Odisha, the place locals confronted Bengali-speaking employees, demanding proof of their Indian citizenship. In a single video, a hawker from Bengal’s Ranaghat was assaulted in Kendrapara for not having a bodily Aadhaar card, regardless of exhibiting a digital copy. An attacker is heard saying that he was a Bangladeshi.
One other clip reveals a person undergo a head damage after being attacked on suspicion of being a Bangladeshi. In Sambalpur, over 30 Bengali-speaking employees have been taken to Ainthapali police station however have been launched after their Indian citizenship was verified.
Banerjee requested Majhi to make sure the protected return of any employees wishing to go away Odisha. In response, Odisha govt instructed police to stay vigilant in opposition to assaults on Bengali-speaking folks suspected of being unlawful immigrants.
Odisha DGP Arun Sarangi stated: “There was no main violence and police have acted promptly on remoted incidents of Bengali-speaking folks being focused. Motion shall be taken in opposition to the responsible as per legislation.”
Bengal Migrant Welfare Board has launched a helpline (18001030009) for these going through such assaults. Rajya Sabha MP Samirul Islam, who heads the board, urged affected folks to hunt help via the helpline.
The alleged assaults stemmed from fears that Bangladeshi refugees have illegally entered Odisha amidst the upheaval within the neighbouring nation that noticed the ouster of Sheikh Hasina’s govt and the formation of an interim administration Thursday.
