Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari leads BJP’s protest against TMC
Kolkata: Days after being suspended from the West Bengal Assembly, opposition leader Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday protested against the ruling Trinamool Congress in the premises of the state assembly.
Adhikari along with 12 BJP MLAs sat on a dharna in the premises of the state assembly in protest against the TMC party. They were banging utensils to protest against the ruling TMC, which on the other hand was protesting against the BJP.
The officer was earlier suspended on Wednesday for allegedly making “objectionable remarks” against Speaker Biman Banerjee. He also called West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee the ‘queen of thieves’.
Meanwhile, it has also come to light that an FIR has been registered against 12 BJP MLAs. Speaking to ANI on the matter, BJP MLA Agnimitra Paul said, ‘It is very strange that an FIR is being filed against our 12 MLAs because we were protesting on behalf of the people of Bengal who are suffering because the Mamata government. Has deceived the people.’ Bengal. They (TMC) have done huge corruption. CM Mamata Banerjee is a woman who questions our Army, Navy and Air Force. We need to learn nationalism from Mamata Banerjee, who was sitting on the chair when the national anthem was played. 2021 and a case was registered against him?”
State Parliamentary Affairs Minister Sovandeb Chattopadhyay hit out at the opposition leader, saying he had never heard any member addressing the Speaker of the House in such a ‘derogatory’ manner.
Assembly Deputy Chief Whip Tapas Roy proposed that a resolution be adopted to suspend Adhikari from the House for ‘misbehaving’ with the Speaker.
“I have been in this House for 32 years but I have never seen anything like this. It was shameful for an elected member of this House, the Leader of the Opposition, to address the Speaker in this manner. He was suspended for his misconduct inside the Assembly,” Roy said.
There was uproar inside the House on Wednesday when BJP members questioned the validity of MLAs who switched from BJP to TMC but continued to hold office and remain members in the House.
The winter session of the West Bengal Assembly is underway and will end on December 7.
