West Bengal Governor Vs Babul Supriyo In War Of Words Over MLA Oath
NDTV
West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar had appointed Deputy Speaker Asish Banerjee as the person to administer the oath to Babul Supriyo.
Trinamool leader Babul Supriyo and West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar engaged in a war of words over who would administer the oath to the TMC leader elected to the assembly from the Ballygunge constituency.
West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar had appointed Deputy Speaker Asish Banerjee as the person to administer the oath to Babul Supriyo, the newly elected member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from the 161-Ballygunge Assembly constituency.
"Appointment of the Hon'ble Deputy Speaker Dr Asish Banerjee as the person to administer the oath to Shri Babul Supriyo, elected to the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from 161-Ballygunge Assembly constituency is in conformity with article 188 of the Constitution", tweeted Mr Dhankhar on Sunday.
However, Deputy Speaker refused to administer the oath, saying it would be an insult to the Speaker.
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