Siliguri, July 18 -- The All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) affiliated workers union, the Indian National Trinamool Trade Union Congress (INTTUC) on Friday staged a protest march against the National Register of Citizens(NRC) in Siliguri, condemning the alleged harassment and pushback of migrant Bengali-speaking individuals from several BJP-ruled states.
The union has said that the Bengali-speaking migrants have been incorrectly labelled as "Bangladeshis."
Party workers held placards and shouted slogans against what they called a systematic targeting of Bengali migrants under the guise of identifying illegal immigrants, according to a statement from the union.
INTTUC leader Nirjal Dey said, "Bengalis have made the biggest sacrifices f...
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