Legislators engage in fisticuffs in Bengal Assembly over Birbhum killings 5 BJP MLAs suspended
Kolkata Mar 28 PTI The budget session of the West Bengal Assembly ended in an exchange of fisticuffs on Monday as legislators of the TMC and the BJP came to blows after heated arguments over the Birbhum killings prompting the speaker to suspend five saffron party MLAs including Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari who was also accused of busting the nose of a rival MLAShortly after the House assembled at 11 am it plunged into pandemonium as BJP MLAs trooped to the well demanding a statement by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the worsening law and order situation in the wake of the tragedy in Birbhum district where eight people were burnt alive last weekSpeaker Biman Banerjee tried to pacify the BJP MLAs who continued with sloganeering inside the House leading to a war of words with legislators of the treasury bench and an eventual ugly scuffleAdhikari then walked out of the assembly claiming that TMC MLAs roughed up party legislatorsMLAs are not safe even inside the assembly At least 8-10 of our legislators were beaten up including Chief Whip Manoj Tigga by some TMC MLAs as we demanded that the CM make a statement in the House on the law and order issue Adhikari saidTMC leader and state minister Firhad Hakim claimed the BJP is staging a drama to create chaos in the assembly Few of our MLAs were injured inside the House We condemn the conduct of the BJP he saidAmong those who were injured in the melee were TMC MLA Asit Majumdar and BJP chief whip Manoj Tigga both of whom were taken to hospitalMajumdar claimed that Adhikari had punched him on the nose but the BJP leader denied the chargeAdhikari along with BJP legislators Dipak Burman Shankar Ghosh Manoj Tigga and Narahari Mahato were suspended by the Speaker for the entire session till the House is proroguedProrogation is discontinuing a session of Parliament or a legislative assembly without dissolving itWhat happened today is completely unacceptable The way in which the five MLAs behaved with the women staff of the House is a shame for parliamentary democracy he told reportersBanerjee then adjourned the assembly sine dieThe BJP MLAs even assaulted female staff of the assembly and misbehaved with them The saffron party legislators are faking injuries to hide their misdeeds Hakim allegedSpeaking in a similar vein Parliamentary Affairs Minister Partha Chatterjee said BJP leaders tried to create disturbance both inside and outside the HouseThough the session ended today they will continue with their disruptive politics I urge everyone to be on guard to foil the game plan of BJP They are demanding the CMs statement but when she speaks in the House they create disturbance in the House Chatterjee saidThe BJP however denied all allegations and accused the ruling TMC of letting loose a reign of terror in the assemblyThey are running the government in an authoritarian manner We will not tolerate this Adhikari said adding he will meet the Speaker with an appeal to revoke the suspension PTI SUSPNT RBT RBT
Kolkata Mar 28 PTI The budget session of the West Bengal Assembly ended in an exchange of fisticuffs on Monday as legislators of the TMC and the BJP came to blows after heated arguments over the Birbhum killings prompting the speaker to suspend five saffron party MLAs including Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari who was also accused of busting the nose of a rival MLAShortly after the House assembled at 11 am it plunged into pandemonium as BJP MLAs trooped to the well demanding a statement by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the worsening law and order situation in the wake of the tragedy in Birbhum district where eight people were burnt alive last weekSpeaker Biman Banerjee tried to pacify the BJP MLAs who continued with sloganeering inside the House leading to a war of words with legislators of the treasury bench and an eventual ugly scuffleAdhikari then walked out of the assembly claiming that TMC MLAs roughed up party legislatorsMLAs are not safe even inside the assembly At least 8-10 of our legislators were beaten up including Chief Whip Manoj Tigga by some TMC MLAs as we demanded that the CM make a statement in the House on the law and order issue Adhikari saidTMC leader and state minister Firhad Hakim claimed the BJP is staging a drama to create chaos in the assembly Few of our MLAs were injured inside the House We condemn the conduct of the BJP he saidAmong those who were injured in the melee were TMC MLA Asit Majumdar and BJP chief whip Manoj Tigga both of whom were taken to hospitalMajumdar claimed that Adhikari had punched him on the nose but the BJP leader denied the chargeAdhikari along with BJP legislators Dipak Burman Shankar Ghosh Manoj Tigga and Narahari Mahato were suspended by the Speaker for the entire session till the House is proroguedProrogation is discontinuing a session of Parliament or a legislative assembly without dissolving itWhat happened today is completely unacceptable The way in which the five MLAs behaved with the women staff of the House is a shame for parliamentary democracy he told reportersBanerjee then adjourned the assembly sine dieThe BJP MLAs even assaulted female staff of the assembly and misbehaved with them The saffron party legislators are faking injuries to hide their misdeeds Hakim allegedSpeaking in a similar vein Parliamentary Affairs Minister Partha Chatterjee said BJP leaders tried to create disturbance both inside and outside the HouseThough the session ended today they will continue with their disruptive politics I urge everyone to be on guard to foil the game plan of BJP They are demanding the CMs statement but when she speaks in the House they create disturbance in the House Chatterjee saidThe BJP however denied all allegations and accused the ruling TMC of letting loose a reign of terror in the assemblyThey are running the government in an authoritarian manner We will not tolerate this Adhikari said adding he will meet the Speaker with an appeal to revoke the suspension PTI SUSPNT RBT RBT
