Mamata Banerjee Urges Action on Assaults Against Bengali Labourers in Odisha

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee called Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi to address alleged assaults on Bengali laborers in Odisha. She urged Majhi to investigate the incidents and requested the laborers to return to West Bengal for better opportunities.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday contacted Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, urging him to investigate the alleged assaults on Bengali laborers in Odisha, according to a senior official.

The Chief Minister expressed her concerns over reports that laborers from West Bengal were being beaten and tortured by locals in Odisha, who suspected them of being Bangladeshis.

Banerjee requested Majhi to address the situation promptly and advised the laborers to return to West Bengal for better opportunities.

(With inputs from agencies.)