Kolkata Apr 20 PTI Five BJP MLAs including Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday filed petitions before the Calcutta High Court challenging their suspension from the West Bengal Assembly by Speaker Biman BanerjeeThe petitions are likely to be heard before the appropriate bench of the high court soon one of their lawyers saidThe five BJP MLAs were suspended by the Speaker for future sessions this year for their alleged unruly conduct in the House on March 28 the last day of the Budget sessionBesides Adhikari the other MLAs include Dipak Burman Shankar Ghosh Manoj Tigga and Narahari MahatoThe assembly had witnessed pandemonium on the day as ruling TMC and BJP MLAs scuffled after saffron party legislators demanded a statement by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the worsening law and order situation in the state PTI AMR MM MM

Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], March 29 (ANI): Sankar Ghosh, one of the five BJP MLAs suspended from the West Bengal Assembly, on Tuesday stated that he had no regrets for being suspended as he would continue to raise his voice for the people against the alleged "misrule" of Trinamool Congres (TMC) government.

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 Five BJP MLAs including Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari were suspended by West Bengal Assembly Speaker Biman Bandyopadhyay on Monday for their alleged unruly conduct in the HouseAdhikari along with BJP legislators Dipak Burman Shankar Ghosh Manoj Tigga and Narahari Mahato were suspended by the Speaker for future sessions this yearEarlier in the day the assembly plunged into pandemonium as ruling TMC and BJP MLAs exchanged blows after saffron party legislators demanded a statement by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over worsening law and order situation in the stateAround 25 BJP MLAs led by Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari then walked out of the assembly claiming that several party legislators were roughed up by TMC MLAs inside the HouseTMC leader and state minister Firhad Hakim however told reporters that the BJP is staging a drama to create chaos in the assemblyHe also said that some Trinamool Congress legislators were injured during the scuffle that took place inside the House PTI SUS RBT RBT