KOLKATA: A man died by suicide in the Regent Park area here, reportedly fearing that he would lose his citizenship due to the National Register of Citizens (NRC). The deceased, Dilip Kumar Saha, 59, was working as a non-teaching staff at a private school. He came to India from Bangladesh in 1972. On Sunday, Saha’s body was found in his room. His wife Arati said, “He used to talk about losing his citizenship if the NRC is conducted here.” Saha had also stopped taking food in the last few days, according to his family. Trinamul Congress blamed the BJP for his drastic step. It posted on X handle: “Despite possessing valid documentation, Bengali-speaking citizens are being served NRC notices. Migrant workers are being arbitrarily labelled as foreigners. Citizens are being marked “doubtful” solely for speaking in Bengali.” It claimed, “It is a deliberate, systematic attack on Bengali identity. An inhuman, exclusionary campaign that seeks to erase and vilify an entire community. We unequivocally condemn this dangerous, anti-people, Bangla Birodhi agenda.”
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