5 BJP MLAs Suspended After Chaos In Bengal Assembly Over Birbhum Violence | WATCH

Five BJP MLAs including Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari were reportedly suspended by West Bengal Assembly Speaker Biman Bandyopadhyay on Monday for chaos in the House over Birbhum violence.

New Delhi: Five BJP MLAs including Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari were reportedly suspended by West Bengal Assembly Speaker Biman Bandyopadhyay on Monday for ‘unruly behaviour’ in the House. The Assembly speaker suspended the BJP MLAs after a fight broke out between them and the MLAs of the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) over Birbhum violence.

Following the incident, Suvendu Adhikari said BJP had demanded a discussion over the law and order in the state in the Assembly and the Mamata Banerjee government had denied. “Opposition demanded discussion over law and order on the last day at least, govt declined. They brought Kolkata police personnel in civil dress to clash with 8-10 of our MLAs,” Suvendu Adhikari was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.

Absolute pandemonium in the West Bengal Assembly. After Bengal Governor, TMC MLAs now assault BJP MLAs, including Chief Whip Manoj Tigga, as they were demanding a discussion on the Rampurhat massacre on the floor of the house.

What is Mamata Banerjee trying to hide? pic.twitter.com/umyJhp0jnE

— Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) March 28, 2022

Here’s what happened so far: Key points

1. The Opposition in Bengal demanded a discussion over the law and situation in the state and the Mamata Banerjee government had reportedly denied. Suvendu Adhikari claimed that the Bengal government “brought Kolkata police personnel in civil dress to clash with 8-10 of BJP MLAs”.
2. Soon, chaos ensued in Bengal Assembly where a fight between BJP and TMC MLAs broke out over Birbhum violence . The BJP claimed their MLAs were manhandled by TMC MLAs while the latter denied the allegation. The TMC, on its part, said their MLAs were also pushed by the BJP MLAs during the chaos.
3. Five BJP MLAs – Suvendu Adhikari, Manoj Tigga, Shankar Ghosh, Narahari Mahato and Dipak Barman – were suspended following the ruckus in the Bengal Assembly.
4. The BJP have now demanded Centre’s intervention in the matter. “The same situation of the Rampurhat incident created by Anarul Hussain was seen inside by TMC MLAs and their police. We will march against this at 2 pm today (Friday). I will write my complaint to the Speaker, demanding action as per the rules. We need Centre’s intervention,” Suvendu Adhikari told ANI.
5. A video shared by Amit Malviya, head of BJP’s national IT cell, tweeted a video where a group of MLAs were seen pushing each other.