Bengal Assembly witnesses chaos as protesting BJP MLAs drive Guv Dhankhar to chop brief inaugural speech

The first session of the newly constituted West Bengal Assembly started on a stormy be aware Friday as Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar was compelled to chop brief his speech amid ruckus by opposition BJP over post-poll violence within the state.
During the Governor’s handle, the Assembly noticed protests by BJP MLAs over the violence that erupted within the state after the ballot outcomes had been declared in early May.
Dhankhar, who arrived within the afternoon to ship the inaugural handle, may communicate just for 3-4 minutes as BJP MLAs carrying posters and footage of alleged victims of the violence got here to properly to stage protest.
As he was unable to talk, Dhankhar tabled his speech within the House and left, information company PTI reported quoting its sources. The Governor was seen escorted by Speaker Biman Banerjee and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee as he left the Assembly premises.

The enterprise of the House will proceed until July 8 and the state price range for 2021-22 could be positioned on July 7.
Later, talking to reporters, Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari mentioned the BJP legislators had been compelled to stage the protest as there was no point out of post-poll violence within the speech copy circulated among the many MLAs.
Leader of Opposition and BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari together with celebration MLAs throughout a press convention. (Express picture by Partha Paul)
The problem of post-poll violence has turn into a significant bone of competition between the ruling Trinamool Congress authorities and the opposition BJP with the saffron celebration accusing the previous of inciting violence and attacking BJP staff after the polls. The TMC, nevertheless, has referred to as the allegations “baseless” and a “gimmick” by the BJP.
Earlier this week, following an trade of barbs between the Raj Bhavan and the state secretariat, Dhankhar informed reporters that he had raised a number of questions over the speech with Banerjee, to which she had mentioned that the state cabinet handed the draft.
According to sources, the Raj Bhavan wished inclusion of the incidents of post-poll violence within the state to which the TMC authorities had an objection.
Last 12 months too, he was against elements of the contents of the speech, however had learn it out.
Meanwhile, the Calcutta High Court, earlier within the day, ordered West Bengal police to register instances of all victims of post-poll violence. In addition, the courtroom requested the state authorities to make sure that medical remedy and ration are offered to all victims even when they don’t have ration playing cards.

The High Court has directed the state chief secretary to protect all paperwork associated to post-poll violence. A second post-mortem of BJP chief Abhijit Sarkar, who was allegedly killed in post-poll violence, has additionally been ordered by the courtroom.
On Thursday, the Supreme Court had issued discover to the Centre, the West Bengal authorities, and the Election Commission of India on a plea searching for SIT investigation into the causes of post-poll violence in West Bengal, Bar and Bench reported.
(With PTI inputs)