Trinamool Congress MLA Partha Bhowmik moved a privilege motion against the BJP MLA from Nandigram.
Trinamool Congress MLA Partha Bhowmik moved a privilege motion against the BJP MLA from Nandigram.
A privilege motion was moved on Friday against Leader of the Opposition and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Suvendu Adhikari for allegedly making derogatory remarks against West Bengal Assembly Speaker Biman Banerjee.
The development came a day after the Speaker withdrew the suspension of seven BJP MLAs, including Mr Adhikari.
Trinamool Congress MLA Partha Bhowmik moved a privilege motion against Nandigram MLA. Mr Bhowmik alleged that Mr Adhikari had made derogatory remarks against the Speaker while expressing his views in the disqualification case of MLA Mukul Roy. The Speaker informed the House that the motion has been referred to the Privileges Committee of the Assembly, which will look into the matter.
Earlier this month, the Speaker dismissed a petition seeking disqualification of Mr Roy. This was the second time that the Speaker dismissed the petition by Mr. Adhikari to disqualify Mr. Roy.
Mr. Adhikari had approached the Speaker for Mr. Roy’s disqualification on the ground that he had defected to the Trinamool after being elected on a BJP ticket in the 2021 assembly elections.
Mr Bhowmick said the remarks made by the Leader of the Opposition was an insult to the Speaker’s chair and hoped that action would be taken in the matter.
BJP Legislature Party MLA and chief whip Manoj Tigga said the allegation was “politically motivated” and an attempt to “suppress the voice of the opposition”.
Of the seven BJP MLAs whose suspension was revoked on Thursday, six participated in the proceedings of the House. Mr Adhikari, however, remained absent on Friday.
Two BJP MLAs were suspended on March 7 for their conduct while addressing the House of Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar. Five more were suspended on March 28 after a scuffle between the opposition and the Treasury bench.