Mamata Banerjee urges Odisha CM to act on labourer assault

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday called Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and asked him to look into alleged assaults on labourers from West Bengal in Odisha, a senior official said. Banerjee told Majhi that labourers were being beaten and tortured by locals who suspected them to be Bangladeshis, according to the official.

The Bengal CM also urged labourers from her state to return to West Bengal and take up work opportunities available there, the official added. The development follows reports of attacks on migrant workers from Bengal in parts of Odisha.