# Mamata asks Odisha CM to act on alleged labourer assaults 2026-08-07T05:56:28+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday asked Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi to examine alleged assaults on labourers from Bengal. A senior official told PTI that workers had reportedly been beaten and tortured by locals who suspected them of being Bangladeshis. Banerjee also urged the labourers to return to West Bengal and pursue work opportunities there. The account contains allegations, not confirmed findings, and does not provide details of the number of workers affected or any arrests. Any inquiry must establish who was assaulted, where the incidents occurred and whether identity-based suspicion led to violence. ## Coverage - thehindu.com Tags: assault allegations, Mamata Banerjee, migrant labourers, Odisha, West Bengal Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/mamata-asks-odisha-cm-to-act-on-alleged-labourer-assaults/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/mamata-asks-odisha-cm-to-act-on-alleged-labourer-assaults/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.