Archive · 23 Aug 2025
TMC Accuses BJP of Racial Profiling Against Bengali Speakers
A politician is accusing the government of unfairly targeting Bengali-speaking people.
She says the government is using a special review process to identify people and potentially remove them from voter lists based on the language they speak.
She believes this is a form of discrimination and that the government is doing this to gain votes.
She also says that the government is using the Election Commission to do this, which she thinks is wrong.
TMC's Sushmita Dev claims Bengali-speaking migrants are being targeted in BJP-ruled states.
Dev calls the Special Intensive Review (SIR) a form of racial profiling, targeting Bengali speakers.
She criticizes the government's criteria for identifying illegal immigrants based on language.
Dev questions the Election Commission's role in citizenship verification through enumeration forms.
Dev alleges the government is using the SIR to consolidate its vote bank.
- Who
- TMC's Sushmita Dev, Bengali migrants, and the BJP-led government.
- What
- Allegations of racial profiling and targeting of Bengali-speaking migrants through SIR.
- When
- Ongoing, with anticipation of SIR implementation in multiple states.
- Where
- Primarily affecting Bengali-speaking communities in various states.
- Why
- Allegedly to consolidate the BJP's vote bank and exclude Bengali-speaking voters.
TMC View
BJP View
Racial Profiling
TMC View
The government is using the SIR for racial profiling, targeting Bengali speakers.
BJP View
No direct counter-argument provided in the article.
Political Motivation
TMC View
The BJP is trying to consolidate its vote bank by targeting Bengali speakers.
BJP View
No direct counter-argument provided in the article.
- Politician
- Sushmita Dev (TMC)
- Accusation
- Racial Profiling
- Target Group
- Bengali-speaking migrants
- Concern
- Exclusion from voter lists
- Government Action
- Special Intensive Review (SIR)
- Political Party Involved
- BJP
