Archive · 2 Aug 2025
TMC Sends Team to Maharashtra to Aid Detained Migrant Workers
Some people from West Bengal, who work in Mumbai, were taken by the police, and their families are worried they might be sent away from India.
The TMC, a political group, is sending people to help.
The family of one of the workers says he has papers to prove he is Indian.
The TMC thinks that the people are being treated unfairly because they speak Bengali, and they are speaking up about this.
TMC leaders traveled to Maharashtra to help Bengali-speaking migrant workers allegedly held on suspicion of being Bangladeshi.
Over 100 migrant workers from West Bengal were reportedly detained in Mumbai.
The TMC team was sent on the direction of MP Abhishek Banerjee to secure their release.
A detained worker, Babai Sardar, has Indian citizenship documents.
TMC accuses BJP-ruled states of harassing Bengali-speaking migrant workers.
- Who
- TMC leaders, migrant workers from West Bengal, Babai Sardar and his family.
- What
- TMC leaders are intervening to assist Bengali-speaking migrant workers allegedly detained in Mumbai.
- When
- Team left Saturday evening; detention happened a few days prior; the family spoke with Babai Sardar on July 25.
- Where
- Mumbai, Maharashtra.
- Why
- Alleged detention of Bengali-speaking migrant workers on suspicion of being Bangladeshi.
TMC
BJP
Treatment of Bengali-Speaking Migrants
TMC
Bengali-speaking migrant workers are being unfairly targeted and harassed.
BJP
The BJP dismisses these allegations.
Motives and Political Implications
TMC
Advocates for the rights and safety of migrant workers, highlighting potential discrimination based on language and political affiliation.
BJP
Claims the TMC is exploiting the situation for political gain, particularly with an eye on upcoming elections, rather than genuine concern for migrant welfare.
- Party Involved
- TMC
- Location of Detention
- Mumbai
- Allegation
- Held as potential Bangladeshi immigrants
- Number of Workers Detained
- Over 100
- MP Directing Action
- Abhishek Banerjee
- Worker's Home District
- South 24 Parganas
