BJP Skips Bengal All-Party Meet, Says Opposition Not Allowed To Speak
NDTV
The West Bengal Assembly Speaker had convened the all-party meeting ahead of the budget session, which will begin on Wednesday with Governor C V Ananda Bose's address.
The BJP on Tuesday skipped the all-party meeting convened by West Bengal assembly Speaker Biman Banerjee, contending that the opposition is not allowed to speak on such occasions, an allegation dubbed as "baseless" by the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC).
The speaker had convened the all-party meeting ahead of the budget session, which will begin on Wednesday with Governor C V Ananda Bose's address.
"What is the use of going to an all-party meeting when we are not allowed to speak? It is the ruling party that calls the shots. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman's post, which belongs to the main opposition party, has also been given to an MLA who has switched over to TMC," BJP chief whip Manoj Tigga stated.
BJP MLA Krishna Kalyani, who moved to the TMC after winning polls on a BJP ticket in 2021, is currently holding the post of PAC chairman.
