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- Nineteen migrant workers from West Bengal were released from a holding center in Chhattisgarh after a local civil court ordered their release.
- The workers had been detained by police on September 4 under the suspicion of being Bangladeshi nationals.
- Their families stated the individuals possessed valid Indian identity documents, while local officials claimed they had failed to appear for document verification.
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- Release of the remaining four detained workers
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Samirul Islam
Rajya Sabha MP
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“It has been continuing for years. Now speaking Bengali outside our State seems to be tantamount to having to prove one’s citizenship. We should not forget that Bengali is our mother tongue and has been recognised as a classical language by none other than the Union Government of India”
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…local civil court’s order. Reacting to the matter, Trinamool Congress’s Rajya Sabha MP, Samirul Islam, said it is part of a practice of harassing Bengali-speaking people on suspicion of being Bangladeshi nationals. “ It has been continuing for years. Now speaking Bengali outside our State seems to be tantamount to having to prove one’s citizenship. We should not forget that Bengali is our mother tongue and has been recognised as a classical language by none other than the Union Government of India ,” he said on X, hoping that the other four will also be released soon. Published - September 19, 2026 12:42 pm IST…
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