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Amartya Sen Condemns Detention of Bengali-Speaking Migrant Workers

Sen stressed that the Constitution guarantees Indians the freedom to travel across state borders.

Nobel laureate economist Amartya Sen (HT FILE PHOTO/Samir Jana)
Nobel Laureate Professor Amartya Sen
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Not only Bengalis, every citizen has right to go anywhere in India: Amartya Sen

Overview

  • Nobel laureate Amartya Sen spoke out on July 31 against the detention of hundreds of Bengali-speaking workers in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Odisha and Delhi, calling it a violation of national unity.
  • He emphasized that every Indian citizen has an unrestricted right to move, reside and work anywhere in the country under the Constitution.
  • Sen highlighted the cultural importance of Bengali, recalling literary giants such as Rabindranath Tagore and Kazi Nazrul Islam and warning against neglecting the language’s heritage.
  • West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has mobilized her Trinamool Congress in a year-long Bhasha Andolan to protest the profiling of Bengali speakers ahead of the 2026 assembly elections.
  • The BJP has rejected the allegations as politically driven, accusing the Trinamool Congress of neglecting migrant welfare during its previous 14-year rule.