Garga Chatterjee co-founded the pro-Bengali advocacy group in 2019. (File) 4 min read Kolkata May 15, 2026 07:05 AM IST First published on: May 15, 2026 at 07:05 AM IST With the strengthening of the BJP and Hindutva politics over the past decade, another feature of West Bengal politics has been the strengthening of Bengali identity politics, with the Trinamool Congress (TMC) also raising the slogan of “Bengali asmita (pride)” in the recent campaign. However, more than the TMC, it is a little-known, marginal outfit called Bangla Pokkho that has led the charge on issues of linguistic pride and protection of Bengali culture, with its campaign against non-Bengalis often bordering on prejudice. Earlier this week, the outfit was in focus yet again after the Kolkata Police arrested its co-founder, Garga Chatterjee , for allegedly spreading misinformation about electronic voting machines (EVMs) before the recent Assembly elections, based on a complaint from the Election Commission (EC).…