Trinamool MLA sings Tagore track on Doljatra, adjustments temper of Assembly

By PTI

KOLKATA: The West Bengal Assembly witnessed a uncommon scene on Thursday when, following a request by Speaker Biman Banerjee, common singer-turned Trinamool Congress MLA Aditi Munshi sang a track of Rabindranath Tagore invoking Doljatrara, the competition of colors.

The House is not going to be in session until Monday for the spring competition and Banerjee made the request simply earlier than asserting adjournment of the House until 11 am on March 21.

“My pranam to the seniors and best wishes to everyone on the occasion of Holi which is called Doljatra here. I am honoured to sing in the House, it is a privilege,” Munshi mentioned.

She then sang “Ore Grihabasi, khol dwar khol laglo je dol. (O home dweller, open the door, the Dol festival is here)”, the well-known Tagore quantity which is sung in cultural features on the event of Doljatra at many locations within the state, together with Visva-Bharati college.

Those within the treasury and some in opposition bench have been seen tapping the desk with the beats of the track because the melody altered the dour, business-like ambiance of the House.

Later within the foyer, Munshi obliged the request for a selfie of a number of fellow legislators and others who have been current there.

“As Doljatra is round the corner, I thought why not ask Aditi, who has such a beautiful voice, to sing a song after discussions are over for the day,” the speaker later instructed reporters in his chamber.

However, it’s not the primary time that an MLA sang a track within the House.

Veteran legislator Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay instructed PTI that Congress member Sukhbilas Barma had sung songs within the House.

“There are others too. But I cannot remember now,” the TMC MLA mentioned.