West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee started a ‘language movement’ from Bolpur in Birbhum district on Monday (July 28, 2025) to protest against the alleged attacks on Bangla -speaking migrants across the country and said, ‘I will die, but will not allow anyone to snatch their language.’ Targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Mamta questioned that when he goes on a visit to Arab countries, do they hug Sheikh whether they are Hindus or Muslims.
The Chief Minister while addressing the people in Bolpur said that she does not want division on the basis of language. He said, ‘I am not against any language, I believe that unity in diversity is the foundation of our nation. You can forget everything, but you should not forget your identity, mother tongue and motherland.
Atrocities on Bengalis
CM Mamta Banerjee claimed that Bengali is the fifth language in the world and the second most spoken language in Asia, yet Bengalis are being tortured. He questioned that if we can give shelter to 1.5 crore migrant workers in Bengal, then why can’t you accept 22 lakh Bengali migrants working in other states.
The Chief Minister, indirectly referring to the special intensive revision (SIR) of the voter list in the neighboring state of Bihar, alleged that at the behest of the Central Government, the Election Commission is trying to implement the National Civil Register (NRC) from the back door.
NRC will not be applicable in West Bengal
Mamta challenged the central government and said that she will neither allow NRC to be implemented in West Bengal nor will she establish any detained center. Targeting the Prime Minister, he questioned whether you had asked the President of Maldives to be his religion while hugging him. The Center did not give its dues to Bengal, while donating Rs 5,000 crore to the neighboring country.
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