Overview

• The second protest rally will take place in tribal-dominated Jhargram district on August 6 with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee leading the procession.
• A third 'Bhasha Andolon' event is scheduled for Siliguri between August 17 and 21 as the movement moves into North Bengal.
• The July 28 Bolpur rally was launched at Rabindranath Tagore’s cultural hub to emphasize Bengali linguistic pride.
• The campaign targets alleged harassment of Bengali-speaking migrant workers in BJP-governed states and opposes proposed NRC measures.
• Banerjee has vowed to resist any NRC implementation in West Bengal and to defend the Bengali language at all costs.