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Time of India
20 hours ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Chaos erupts in West Bengal Assembly as TMC disrupts BJP speech amid Bill debate
Kolkata: Major chaos erupted inside the West Bengal Assembly during the tabling of the Netaji Subhas University of Sports and Entrepreneurship Bill 2025. Ruling Trinamool Congress ( TMC ) MLAs began shouting and protesting, preventing BJP chief whip Shankar Ghosh from delivering his speech. Amidst the uproar, BJP MLAs walked out of the House after the Bill was tabled. After Education Minister Bratya Basu tabled the Bill, numerous Trinamool legislators continued their protests, even as Speaker Biman Bandopadhyay initially allowed Ghosh to speak. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like The Top 25 Most Beautiful Women In The World Articles Vally Undo Speaker Bandopadhyay later stated, "I had to expunge your and other BJP MLAs' statements made on the floor of the House as you had left while the minister was delivering a reply to your question. This was an act of insult to the minister and the House. However, I want the House to function properly and want you to participate in the debate." Chief Whip Nirmal Ghosh, Sports Minister Aroop Biswas, Minister of State (Independent) Chandrima Bhattacharya, IT Minister Babul Supriyo , and several others from the TMC continued protesting against the conduct of Shankar Ghosh and other BJP leaders for several minutes. The protesting BJP MLAs left the House and demonstrated outside the assembly premises, wearing black masks. Live Events Ghosh told reporters that the voice of the Opposition is being silenced by the ruling party and the Speaker. "It is said that the House belongs to the Opposition. But the House is behaving like Trinamool's party office. There was a deliberate attempt to snatch our rights. The ruling Trinamool doesn't want democracy to function. They did not allow the opposition to speak, and the Speaker did not take any action," Ghosh asserted. He added, "For the first time, the entire ruling party united to stop an MLA from speaking... We had decided not to stay during the minister's speech. Speeches of our two MLAs, including Ashok Lahiri, were expunged by the Speaker yesterday."
Time of India
21 hours ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Bill tabled for sports univ, BJP MLAs walk out
Kolkata: BJP MLAs staged a walkout at the state assembly on Friday following a 20-minute argument after higher education minister Bratya Basu tabled the Netaji Subhas University of Sports and Entrepreneurship Bill, 2025. The walkout notwithstanding, a discussion was held, in which it was said the Bill was tabled to set up Netaji Subhas University of Sports and Entrepreneurship in Chinsurah and to give it status of a private university, promoted by Chinsurah Netaji Welfare Trust. Trouble broke out as BJP chief whip Shankar Ghosh rose to speak reportedly on the Bill, Trinamool MLAs, including Babul Supriyo, demanded to know why they should listen to him when BJP MLAs had walked out during a discussion on West Bengal Sales Tax (Settlement of Dispute) (Amendment) Bill, 2025 on Thursday. An argument broke out and BJP MLAs walked out. Ghosh later alleged, "Trinamool did not let me speak." Speaker Biman Banerjee said, "It is not desirable that a member will leave. The Opposition tried to speak, but they did not say anything on the Bill... ."
Time of India
5 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Chaos erupts in Bengal Assembly as BJP walks out over CM Mamata's fake social media comments
Live Events (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel Kolkata: Major chaos erupted in West Bengal assembly during West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's speech with BJP MLAs staged walkout over Banerjee's fake social media comments. BJP staged a walkout and protested outside the premises. Meanwhile, Banerjee claimed that in the coming polls, BJP will end up with zero in next assembly chief whip Shankar Ghosh said a personal attack was made by Banerjee against a BJP legislator. 'The Chief Minister also slammed me about my defeat in the municipal polls,' Shankar Ghosh BJP legislators stood and shouted slogans inside the assembly but the Chief Minister continued her speech. Then, they staged a BJP MLAs protested and staged walkout from the House after their proposal for adjournment motion on the "crisis engulfing the state Education sector in view of the SSC scam,".BJP MLAs Manoj Oraon was suspended by the Speaker for the day on Monday and chaos erupted after Banerjee brought some references that the opposition party was talking about the "godi media" and fake social media also claimed the opposition purposefully insulted her, whenever she was in the assembly."They (BJP) only want to use bad words, bad phrases against me, they only level charges against me, they only spread canards. Will they decide what one will wear, eat, which footwear he or she will wear. Will they impose diktat?" She said when BJP had already staged a walkout and the opposition bench was Biman Bandopadhyay suspended BJP legislator Manoj Oraon from the assembly for a day for breaching discipline and cautioned Chief Whip Shankar Ghosh for shouting. All 40 BJP MLAs then went out of the house holding a potted tulsi also made a sarcastic jibe at BJP state President Sukanta Majumdar on the issue of allegedly hurling a slipper at a Sikh police officer recently without naming him. This is in reference to Majumdar's 'Kalighat Abhijaan', heading towards"If they are in love with chappals, why don't they open shops?," she Majumdar said that the Chief Minister is playing dirty politics. 'I had thrown a placard which had touched my security's turban. I apologize if it has hurt his sentiments. But Bengal Police, during the state secretariat 'Nabanna Abhijan' had attacked a Sikh person.'
Time of India
5 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Mamata Banerjee accuses Centre, BJP-led states of targeting Bengali speakers, stalling funds
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday accused the Central government and BJP-ruled states of targeting Bengali-speaking citizens by labelling them as Bangladeshis, despite valid identification documents. She made the remarks while addressing the state assembly. 'This has been done by the double engine governments in various states. All Bengali-speaking people are not Bangladeshis,' Banerjee said. She alleged that individuals with valid documents such as EPIC cards, PAN, and Aadhaar were being harassed. Banerjee also criticised the Centre for halting funds to Bengal under key Central schemes, including MGNREGA , PM Awas Yojana, and others. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like If You Eat Ginger Everyday for 1 Month This is What Happens Tips and Tricks Undo According to the Chief Minister, West Bengal has long been denied wages under the 100 days job scheme. She claimed that at least 150 teams from the Centre had visited the state, and all required documentation and clarifications had been submitted, yet funds remained blocked. 'Centre didn't pay a single paisa. Bengal has been deprived in the job cards,' Banerjee said. Live Events She further stated that the denial of funds was a political decision, not based on merit. Highlighting allegations of corruption in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and other states, she said, 'We know they will not give the money to us.' Banerjee also accused the opposition of relying on "godi media" and using social media to spread misinformation. She said the opposition deliberately insults her whenever she is in the assembly. Her comments triggered uproar in the House. BJP MLAs staged a walkout and protested outside the Assembly premises. BJP leaders objected to her remarks on social media, calling them personal attacks. Opposition Chief Whip Shankar Ghosh said, 'Personal attack was made by CM against our MLA.' BJP MLAs Manoj Oraon and Shankar Ghosh were reportedly suspended by the Speaker following the disruption.
Hans India
08-06-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
BJP irked over Operation Sindoor's omission in draft motion to be placed in Bengal Assembly
The West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) unit, on Sunday, criticised the omission of the term 'Operation Sindoor' in the draft motion to be moved for discussion in the Assembly this week "to condemn the killing of 26 tourists at Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir on April 22" and to "commend the coordinated efforts of the different wings of the Indian Armed Forces" as a retaliatory action. The Monsoon session of the Assembly will resume on Monday and on Tuesday, the motion will be moved for a two-hour discussion. However, the draft of the motion, which was finalised at the meeting of the Assembly's business advisory committee, had irked the BJP, since the term "Operation Sindoor" is missing there. "The Indian Armed Forces are the country's pride and their successful operation against terrorist bases in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir was named as 'Operation Sindoor'. So the missing mention of the term 'Operation Sindoor' means an insult to the same armed forces," said a member of the BJP's legislative team in West Bengal. Asked to comment on this matter, BJP's chief whip in the state Assembly Shankar Ghosh said that those responsible for drafting the motion proposal do not have the minimum knowledge about the Indian Armed Forces and on what basis the names of the different operations by the security forces are named. "The details of the matter will be elaborated on the floor of the House by the Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari. But all I can say is that lack of knowledge is evident from the drafting of the motion," Ghosh added. After the motion is moved for discussion on Tuesday, the Leader of the Opposition will rise and demand the inclusion of the term "Operation Sindoor" in the motion to pay homage to the Indian armed forces. Since the motion would be moved by the Assembly Speaker Biman Bandopadhya himself, no one in Trinamool Congress was ready to speak on this controversy. "Since the motion is the Assembly Speaker's initiative, it will not be fair on our part to comment on it," said a senior member of the state Cabinet. The Assembly Speaker himself said the proceedings of the House cannot be conducted as per the whims of the BJP's legislative team. He, however, added that the BJP legislators participating in the discussion on the motion will be free to express their views on the matter. Last month, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that the name of 'Operation Sindoor' was politically motivated. She also accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of marketing the people's sentiments over Sindoor for political gains. Her comments attracted strong criticism from the BJP leaders, who accused the Chief Minister of echoing the narratives of Pakistan through such statements.
