Sex workers stage protest against West Bengal BJP president’s ‘insulting remarks’ 

On Monday, June 23, 2025, the leading red light zone of Kalcutta Sonagachi’s sex workers, Bharatia Janata Party (BJP) leader and Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar condemned a protest.

Mr. Majumdar, who served as the president of the BJP’s Western Bengal unit, condemned the law and order of the West Bengal last Friday to discuss the situation by comparing the “sex workers in Sonagachi”.

Burtolla Police Station Based on the complaint of a sex worker for the words of the Burtolla Police Station for the first information report (FIR) was made.

On Monday, many organizations, including the All India Sex Workers Forum Amra Podatik and Komolgandhaar, organized a demonstration near Sonagachi Sitala Mandir. Mr. Majumdar condemned the interpretations that he calls “insulting sex workmanship and sex workers”.

“The main reason we stand in the protest is that our sex worker is struggling to create a space called Sonagachi for generations. In the past, in the past, people looked at Sonagachi, but now everyone is working together to have this profession… But as a highly educated person, Raj, high position and highly educational, rash, rash, rash, rash. Rash, in a cart, as a high position of Rash, said, “Protesty from Komogandhar,” he said.

While the protesters did not apologize to the Minister of the Union, they hoped to özgür clarifying their mistakes to society ”.

The protesters also said that they would write a letter to the Prime Minister Mamata Banerje and the Union Government.

“According to a few Supreme Court decisions, it is clearly stated that sex workers should be able to perform their profession with honor… In addition, no press or police authority cannot harass sex workers in any way.

During the protest, the protesters called for the police and the government to intervene and protect sex workers’ right to honor, and they have repeatedly claimed that they were not ideal against any political party or on the agenda.

Previously, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders expressed their protests against Mr. Majumdar’s comments.

“Sukanta Majumdar’s comments were very disgusting, embarrassing and very contempor… We are with these sex workers. They are extremely humiliated. The Trinamool Congress should express violent protests against such explanations and apologize to the sex workers in Sonagachi,” he said.

The debate appeared at a time when BJP took action against the Bolpur Police Police Station’s mother and wife, BJP’s Trinamool Congress leader Anubrata Mondal.