West Bengal Congress president Adhir Chowdhury today demanded that the state government immediately set up liaison offices in various parts of the country to protect the interests of the people of Bengal who work outside the state.
Chowdhury's demand came in the backdrop of the brutal killing of Mohammad Afrazul, a labourer of Malda district of the state, in Rajasthan last week.
"In the prevailing circumstances, we feel that the state government should set up liaison offices in various parts of the country to protect the interests of the people of Bengal who work outside the state," Chowdhury told reporters.
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This liaison offices need to take care of persons who are staying and working outside Bengal, the senior Congress leader said adding that he had written to the chief minister in this regard.
Stating that many people of Bengal work in various other states, the former Union minister said incidents of violence is a matter of grave concern.
Afrazul was hacked and burnt to death at Rajsamand in Rajasthan by a man who, raving against "love jihad", also filmed the entire incident and uploaded it on social media.
West Bengal government has announced to provide Rs 3 lakh and a job to the slain labourer's family.
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