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Bangladeshi Migrant Issue: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday ttacked on the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Delhi government, alleging that it was targeting Bengali migrant workers living at Jai Hind Colony in the national capital. The TMC chief wrote a note on X, asserting the BJP that 'speaking Bengali does not make one a Bangladeshi'.

In a strongly worded X post, Banerjee said she was "deeply disturbed" by reports of harassment and forced eviction of Bengali residents in Vasant Kunj locality of Delhi.

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"I am deeply disturbed by the alarming news of harassment emerging from Jai Hind Colony in Vasant Kunj, New Delhi — a settlement predominantly inhabited by Bengalis who build the city as part of its unorganised workforce," her statement on X read.

Even The Water Supply Is Stopped: Mamata

Their water supply was reportedly cut on orders from the BJP-led government, she alleged, adding the electricity meters were confiscated and power was abruptly cut the day before yesterday.

"Residents also claim Delhi Police, backed by RAF personnel, blocked private water tankers they had arranged and paid for," the chief minister said.

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Forced Eviction Despite Matter Being Sub-Judice

A forced eviction is currently underway despite the matter being sub-judice following another transgression last December by the Delhi police, she highlighted.

Bengalis Are Being Treated As Infiltrators In Their Own Country: Mamata

"How can we claim to be a democratic republic if the basic rights to shelter, water, electricity are being trampled upon? There are over 1.5 crore migrant workers in Bengal who live with dignity. But the same cannot be said for BJP-ruled states, where Bengalis are being treated as infiltrators in their own country," her note read.

"Speaking Bengali does not make one a Bangladeshi. These individuals are as much citizens of India as anyone else, regardless of what language they speak, she added.

BJP's Bangla-Birodhi Agenda: Bengal CM

Having failed in their attempts to deprive Bengalis in West Bengal, BJP is now exporting their Bangla-Birodhi agenda to other parts of the country in a strategic and systemic manner, the chief minister said.

"Disturbing reports have emerged from Gujarat, Maharashtra, Odisha, and Madhya Pradesh, where Bengali-speaking individuals are facing targeted persecution. And now, this pattern of hostility has reached even the national capital," the TMC chief said.

We will not remain silent while people from Bengal are treated like trespassers in their own country, she vowed, asserting Bengal stands in solidarity with every oppressed voice. We will raise this issue in every possible forum, she added.