Mamata Condemns Odisha Killing of Bengali Youth, Vows Support for Migrants

• West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee condemned the killing of Jewel Sheikh (30), a migrant worker from Murshidabad, in Sambalpur, Odisha.
• Sheikh was allegedly beaten to death after being suspected of being a 'Bangladeshi infiltrator' for speaking Bengali.
• Mamata stated that "Speaking Bengali cannot be a crime!" and criticized atrocities against Bengali-speaking people in BJP-ruled states.
• The West Bengal government pledges financial compensation and support to victimized migrant families, with a police team sent to Odisha.
• Six arrests have been made, and many Murshidabad migrant workers are returning from Odisha due to fear.

Why It Matters: Mamata condemns the killing of a Bengali youth in Odisha, asserting that speaking Bengali is not a crime.