Brief by Shorts91 NewsDesk / 12:27pm on 16 Jun 2025,Monday India Global
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has sharply criticized the BJP and several BJP-led states for branding Bengali-speaking Indians as “Bangladeshis,” despite their valid documentation. She highlighted the recent case of 36‑year‑old Mehbub Sheikh, a Bengal-born mason arrested in Maharashtra’s Mira Road, whose voter ID, Aadhaar, PAN, ration card, and panchayat-certified family tree were ignored. Taken by BSF at 3:30 am on June 14, he was forcibly pushed into Bangladesh even after state authorities and migrants’ board intervened. Mamata urged pride in speaking Bengali, Gujarati, Marathi, or Hindi, while condemning what she called discrimination and livelihood denial. The episode underscores escalating regional tension over migrant identity. (PC: PTI)
