Bengal Governor and Babul Supriyo involved in Twitter spat over MLA oath
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Bengal Governor nominated Deputy Speaker to administer the MLA oath to TMC leader Babul Supriyo. But the newly elected MLA expressed displeasure and asked Governor to allow Speaker to preside over the swearing-in.
Newly elected MLA Babul Supriyo and Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar were involved in a Twitter spat over who would administer the oath to the TMC leader. The confusion began when the Deputy Speaker, nominated by the Governor to administer the oath, refused, saying it would be an insult to the Speaker.
On Saturday, the Raj Bhawan issued a statement that Ballygunge MLA Supriyo's oath would be administered by the Deputy Speaker of the Assembly. Minutes later, Supriyo expressed his displeasure on Twitter.
For the sake of the people of Ballygunge, who did not hv a MLA for several months since the demise of Subroto Mukherjee, I would request your excellency @jdhankhar1 ji to reverse the decision & allow Honble Speaker to preside over my oath taking allowing me to start my work pic.twitter.com/ol8n1oZmtp
He wrote, "For the sake of people of Ballygunge, who did not have an MLA for several months since the demise of Subroto Mukherjee, I would request your excellency @jdhankhar1 ji to reverse the decision and allow Hon'ble Speaker to preside over my oath taking allowing me to start my work."
A day later, the Governor replied stating that the public domain request of Babul Supriyo seeking Governor for the administration of oath by Speaker is not acceptable as not being in consonance with the Constitution.
