West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is scheduled to visit Birbhum district on July 28, where she is expected to lead a protest march condemning alleged disrespect towards the Bengali language, sources within the Trinamool Congress said on Monday. The symbolic rally is likely to take place in Bolpur, with several senior district leaders, including Kajal Sheikh, Chandranath Singh, Ashis Banerjee, Abhijit Singh, and suspended TMC leader Anubrata Mondal, expected to accompany the chief minister. The march is being organized amid growing political tensions surrounding the status of Bengali in neighbouring states and recent incidents targeting Bengali-speaking migrant workers.

Banerjee, who has repeatedly raised concerns over what she calls the “systematic sidelining” of regional languages, is likely to use the platform to send a strong political message to both her party’s base and opponents at the national level.

Apart from the protest event, the chief minister is also slated to chair a high-level administrative meeting with Birbhum district officials, a source in the state secretariat confirmed. Issues related to development, law and order, and public service delivery are expected to be discussed.

Following the day’s engagements, Banerjee will spend the night at Ranga Bitan, the state guest house in Bolpur. She is scheduled to return to Kolkata on July 29. The Birbhum district administration has intensified security measures in anticipation of the chief minister’s visit, with a detailed deployment plan reportedly underway to ensure a smooth event and public order during the march. This visit marks Banerjee’s renewed attempt to assert regional identity politics ahead of key political milestones in the state.