West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said there was an urgent need to rescue persecuted Indians and rehabilitate them.

Mamata Banerjee wants UN peacekeeping force in Bangladesh, seeks PM Modi's intervention

Amid violence against Hindu minorities in Bangladesh, Mamata Banerjee called on Prime Minister Modi to address the situation and also suggested that a UN peacekeeping force shall be deployed.

Mamata Banerjee expressed concern and said that there was an urgent need to rescue and rehabilitate persecuted Indians on this side of the border.

Banerjee said in the state assembly that it was beyond her purview to comment on India’s bilateral relations with Bangladesh.

The CM urged the Ministry of External Affairs to take the issue up with the Bangladesh authorities and, if necessary, with the UN.

Kolkata: Amid the ongoing unrest in neighbouring Bangladesh, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday called for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention to secure the safety

The West Bengal CM stated that she did not consider herself authorised enough to make official statements on the matter, but strongly urged the Centre and Ministry of External Affairs to find a prompt solution to the plight of Indians in Bangladesh.

Trinamool Congress wants to address the situation in Bangladesh in Parliament and urges the Modi government to clarify its actions regarding the ongoing violence there. Chief minister Mamata Banerjee demands UN peacekeeping mission deployment and the return of persecuted Indians,