
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee alleged that migrant workers from Bengal are being tortured for speaking Bengali in BJP-ruled states, citing protests in Murshidabad's Beldanga following attacks on migrants outside West Bengal. She accused the BJP of planning to incite riots ahead of the 2026 assembly elections. Banerjee also criticized the Election Commission over changes in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Bengal, linking it to anxiety-related deaths and urging impartiality.
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