TMC highlights another incident of atrocity against Bengalis in Surat
The Statesman | 2 August 2025
The Trinamul Congress has been highlighting atrocities to Bengali-speaking migrant labourers in BJP-ruled states and branding them as Bangladeshis.
On Thursday another such incident was flagged by the TMC regarding residents from Pingla in West Midnapore at Surat in its social media post.
TMC wrote on its X handle: “@BJP4India’s war on Bengal and its people has reached a new low! In a horrifying incident in Surat, @GujaratPolice forcibly picked up and assaulted migrant workers from Pingla, West Bengal, not for any crime committed, but for the simple act of speaking Bangla. In the dead of night, they were dragged away and brutalised, a chilling reminder of how linguistic identity is being criminalised in BJP-ruled states.
“Shri Ajit Maity, Hon’ble MLA of Pingla, has personally spoken to the affected workers, and under the prompt direction of Smt. @MamataOfficial, GoWB and district administration are working tirelessly to ensure their safe return home. It is part of a deliberate, targeted campaign to erase Bengali identity, intimidate Bengali-speaking citizens, and push them out of spaces they’ve worked hard to build a life in. Let the BJP know: Bengal will never bow down to hate!”
The party also spoke about another incident where Lance Naik Hakimuddin Sheikh, a Kargil war hero, had his family branded “Bangladeshi” & “Rohingya” and raided in Pune by a mob. Even after showing all their Aadhaar cards, there was no reprieve. Police initially stood by silently, then eventually took the entire family to the police station.