With back to back resolutions, monsoon session of the West Bengal Assembly is set to be stormy
The Hindu
The West Bengal Legislative Assembly is likely to take up a discussion on the violence in Manipur
The West Bengal Legislative Assembly is likely to take up a discussion on the violence in Manipur, senior legislators of the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) said on Monday.
The monsoon session of the State Assembly began during the day, and the discussion on bringing a resolution on the situation in the northeastern State was taken up by the members of the Treasury Benches. A final decision on when the resolution will be tabled in the House will be taken on Wednesday, June 26.
“We are concerned about the situation in Manipur. The people in Manipur are our fellow citizens,” West Bengal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Sovandeb Chattopadhyay, told journalists.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators, who have been boycotting “all party meetings” in the State Assembly for the past few months, did not attend Monday’s meeting. The proceedings of the Assembly on Monday were suspended after obituary references.
BJP MLA from Siliguri, Sankar Ghosh, said that the State government was trying to divert attention from its failures. BJP lawmakers are likely to bring in a resolution on the violence during the recently concluded panchayat elections in the State.
With back to back resolutions, the monsoon session of the State Assembly is likely to be stormy.