August 8, 2025

Kolkata is buzzing with fiery talk as West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee fights for her migrant brothers and sisters. On Thursday, she revealed an eye-popping fact: the state government has brought back more than 2,000 migrant workers from harsh detention camps in BJP-ruled states! But the saga doesn’t end there – many still suffer, wrongly branded as Bangladeshis. At an administrative event in Jhargram district, Mamata didn’t hold back. She named states like Gurugram and Assam with detention camps, Rajasthan where 'atrocities are going on,' and Madhya Pradesh where a tribal girl from Malda was deported to Bangladesh. "Dalits are being tortured," she exclaimed, painting a grim picture for Bengal’s migrants. Not stopping at this, Mamata called out the Election Commission of India (ECI) for suspending four West Bengal state officers — two Electoral Registration Officers and two assistants — accusing the poll panel of acting with “audacity” before assembly elections announced for 2026. She vowed, "The state government would stand beside its officers." Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee joined the fray, branding the ECI’s actions as a "shameless game" by the Centre to stop real voters from casting their ballots. "The ECI takes control after election dates but this isn’t that time! There is an elected government," he said. The drama grew from a bigger theme – a rally led by Mamata called "Bhasha Andolan" or Linguist Movement, which protested the terrible treatment of Bengali-speaking migrant workers in BJP states. Mamata even promised to take this fight global if true voters’ names were erased from Bengal’s electoral lists during the Special Intensive Revision. Echoing her earlier calls, she urged migrant workers to return home to Bengal promising jobs, school for kids, health cards, and ration cards. "There is no shortage of work here," she assured. The CM also explained many of these migrants came to India after the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War and are now Indian citizens. "Why are Indian citizens being deported to Bangladesh?" she questioned, while making it clear any action against actual infiltrators is different. The Election Commission, which suspended the officers for adding fake voters and poor data security, referenced Section 13(CC) of the Representation of the People Act to justify their authority during election preparations. However, officials declined to comment on Mamata’s fiery remarks. West Bengal’s political stage is aflame with fierce battles over migrant safety, voter rights, and harsh accusations flying between Mamata Banerjee’s government, BJP-controlled states, and the Election Commission. One thing is clear — the drama over Bengal’s migrant workers and elections is far from over!

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