New Delhi, July 16 -- With hundreds of supporters following her, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday, July 16, hit the streets of Kolkata to protest the alleged "harassment" of Bengalis in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled states. Addressing the rally, Mamata Banerjee said she was "ashamed and disheartened" at how Bengalis were being treated in BJP-ruled states.

She said, "I am ashamed, disheartened at BJP's attitude towards Bengalis. I have decided to speak more in Bangla from now on, hold me in detention camps if you can."

Attacking the BJP at the protest rally, Mamata Banerjee said, "I challenge you to prove that Bengali-speaking migrants are Rohingya Muslims. 22 lakh migrant workers from Bengal working in ot...