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Ruckus in Bengal assembly after Suvendu's speech; Mamata Banerjee slams BJP

Feb 13, 2023 04:14 PM IST

Speaking in the state assembly, Mamata Banerjee said the country should strive to bring in a “people's government to end anarchy”.

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party BJP for “insulting” Nobel laureate Amartya Sen and reiterated her call to defeat it in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, reported news agency PTI.

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee.(PTI file)
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee.(PTI file)

Speaking in the state assembly, Banerjee said the country should strive to bring in a “people's government to end anarchy”. The BJP has stooped low enough to insult a Nobel laureate (Amartya Sen)," Banerjee said.

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Visva-Bharati university has been claiming that Sen is in possession of 1.38 acres of land which is in excess of his entitlement of 1.25 acres. The economist repeatedly denied the charge. The West Bengal CM recently came out in support of the economist and handed over land-related documents to the octogenarian during a visit to Birbhum district.

In an apparent reference to BJP president JP Nadda's recent remark on violence and corruption in Bengal, Banerjee, in the assembly, asserted that her state happens to have a better law and order situation than other parts of the country.

Banerjee also claimed that the Border Security Force or BSF has “unleashed terror” in the bordering areas of the state. “Innocent people are being killed in bordering areas. The Centre never bothers to send fact-finding teams to look into these killings,” she alleged.

Mocking the Centre's notification asking people to hug a cow on Valentine's Day, which was later withdrawn, Banerjee wondered what would happen if the cow hits the person. “If the cow hits us, what will happen? Will they (BJP) pay us compensation,” she added.

News agency ANI reported that the assembly saw a ruckus after Speaker Biman Banerjee moved a privilege motion against Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari for allegedly casting aspersions on him and insulting the assembly.

The BJP then staged a walkout in the assembly. As the House gathered after recess, Adhikari began delivering his speech, criticising the governor's inaugural address.

The speaker, however, asked him not to make such allegations on the floor of the House. The BJP legislative party, in protest, raised slogans against the speaker and staged a walkout in the assembly.

"I reserve my right to introduce privilege motion against Suvendu Adhikari for casting aspersions on the speaker," Banerjee then told the assembly.

Later, during her speech, Mamata Banerjee condemned Adhikari's conduct in the House.

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