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Bengal Assembly Uproar as Mamata Banerjee Calls Modi, Shah 'Anti-Bengal'

The confrontation grew from a Rule 169 motion spotlighting alleged attacks on Bengali migrant workers in BJP-ruled states.

BJP chief whip Shankar Ghosh was suspended after BJP MLAs began raising slogans as CM Mamata Banerjee was about to speak on the resolution.
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Overview

  • Speaker Biman Banerjee summoned marshals to evict BJP MLA Dr Sankar Ghosh after suspending him for creating a ruckus during the session.
  • The Trinamool Congress tabled a Rule 169 motion to condemn alleged persecution of Bengali migrant workers outside the state.
  • Mamata Banerjee warned that the Modi–Amit Shah government would “collapse soon” and predicted that no BJP MLA would remain in the House.
  • Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari posted that “democracy was murdered” and was suspended for the remainder of the special session.
  • A scuffle during the disruption was reported to have injured the BJP’s chief whip, prompting adjournments as protests stalled proceedings.