Archive · 4 Jan 2026
Adhir Chowdhury Visits Odisha for Migrant Workers
Adhir Chowdhury, a leader from the Congress party, went to Sambalpur in Odisha to support migrant workers who were hurt.
He said that these workers, who are from West Bengal, are being mistaken for people from Bangladesh and are being attacked.
He met with the Prime Minister to ask for help, but since the attacks didn't stop, he decided to visit the workers himself.
Another politician, Humayun Kabir, also visited the family of a worker who was killed and gave them some money.
He said that both his party and the BJP are not doing enough to protect these workers and that they need to take action.
Adhir Chowdhury visited Sambalpur, Odisha, to support migrant workers who were attacked.
He mentioned that migrant workers from West Bengal are being mistaken for Bangladeshi nationals and attacked.
Chowdhury met with the Prime Minister to ask for help but decided to take action himself when the attacks continued.
Humayun Kabir, a suspended TMC MLA, also visited the family of a murdered migrant worker and gave them financial support.
Kabir criticized both the TMC and BJP for their inaction and announced plans to start a movement for the rights of migrant workers.
- Who
- Adhir Chowdhury, a Congress leader, and Humayun Kabir, a suspended TMC MLA
- What
- Visited Odisha to support migrant workers who were attacked
- When
- January 4
- Where
- Sambalpur, Odisha
- Why
- To express solidarity with migrant workers who were attacked and to demand an end to identity-based violence
- Person
- Adhir Chowdhury
- Location
- Sambalpur, Odisha
- Date
- January 4
- Victim
- Jewel Rana
- Issue
- Attacks on migrant workers
- Political Parties Involved
- Congress, TMC, BJP
