West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has strongly criticised the reported eviction of residents from Jai Hind Colony in Delhi’s Vasant Kunj, alleging targeted harassment of Bengali-speaking citizens.

Posting her concerns on social media, Banerjee said she was “deeply disturbed” by the developments and vowed to raise the issue at every possible platform.

She claimed the colony, predominantly inhabited by Bengali migrant workers who helped build the city through unorganised labour, has faced severe action by the BJP-led administration.

“Water supply was reportedly cut off, electricity meters confiscated, and power abruptly cut the day before yesterday,” Mamata Banerjee wrote on X. Residents, she said, also alleged that Delhi Police, supported by RAF personnel, blocked private water tankers that had been paid for by the community.

Calling the eviction “forced” and “illegal” since the matter remains sub judice, Banerjee slammed the BJP government, questioning how a democratic republic could justify the denial of basic rights like shelter, water, and electricity. She said this action follows a similar “transgression” by Delhi Police in December.

The Trinamool Congress leader further accused the BJP of exporting its “Bangla-Birodhi” (anti-Bengali) agenda beyond West Bengal.

“Bengalis are being treated as infiltrators in BJP-ruled states,” she wrote, citing disturbing reports of persecution of Bengali-speaking citizens in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh – and now Delhi.

“Speaking Bengali does not make one Bangladeshi,” Mamata added, asserting that Bengali-speaking citizens deserve equal dignity and protection across the country.

Stating the over 1.5 crore migrant workers from Bengal who live outside the state, she declared that Bengal stands in solidarity with “every oppressed voice” and will not remain silent while its people are treated as trespassers.

Her remarks follow similar concerns raised earlier by RJD MP Manoj Jha on the issue.

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