Trinamool Congress (TMC) Protests Bengali Language Protection

• Mamata Banerjee, West Bengal Chief Minister, criticizes Delhi Police for referring to Bengali as a “Bangladeshi language.”

• Banerjee argues the letter is insulting, anti-national, and unconstitutional.

• The letter was sent in connection with an FIR lodged in Delhi regarding eight suspected Bangladeshi nationals.

• Banerjee calls for immediate protests against the anti-Bengali government of India.

• The TMC general secretary, Abhishek Banerjee, argues the BJP’s attempt to equate West Bengal with Bangladesh is a political propaganda.

• Banerjee demands suspension of the investigating officer and a public apology from Delhi Police and the Home Ministry.

• BJP leader Amit Malviya accuses Banerjee of “weaponising language” and stoking sentiment over a lawful police action against Bangladeshi infiltrators.