Overview

• A July 24 Lodhi Colony Police letter seeking a translator for documents in the “Bangladeshi national language” was linked to a Foreigners’ Act investigation of eight suspected illegal migrants.
• Mamata Banerjee denounced the terminology as “insulting, anti-national and unconstitutional,” called for protests, and demanded suspension of the investigating officer and a formal apology.
• BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya and West Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya defended the wording as a lawful description of dialects used by the suspects.
• All INDIA alliance partners—including the Congress, DMK, CPM and CPI—publicly supported the Trinamool’s campaign for language rights and pressed for government accountability.
• Delhi Police has not verified the letter’s authenticity or issued an official clarification, and calls for disciplinary action and legislative intervention are intensifying.