BJP to move adjournment motions in Bengal Assembly against panchayat poll violence, atrocities on women

BJP to move two adjournment motions in West Bengal Assembly this week to discuss alleged violence during rural poll and atrocities against women. TMC claims allegations are "lies" and BJP wants Speaker to allow motions to debate issues. TMC to table motion on Manipur violence, BJP opposes. All parties united in Parliament on Manipur issue.

The BJP on July 25 said it will move two adjournment motions in West Bengal Assembly this week demanding immediate discussion on alleged violence during the rural poll and alleged atrocities against women in the State.

The ruling TMC hit back terming the saffron party's allegations "a pack of lies" and claiming that it is trying to make the situation in the State restive.

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Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari (BJP) told reporters outside the Assembly hall on Tuesday that the party expects Speaker Biman Bandyopadhyay will allow the two motions so that the reported violence and rigging by the ruling TMC in the panchayat election held earlier this month is brought to the fore through debates.

It will also highlight how the administration worked in favour of one side and is officially put under scanner before the Legislative Assembly, he said.

The other adjournment motion will be moved on the alleged atrocities against women in different parts of the State, particularly in the light of the stripping of two tribal women in Malda and the disrobing and parading of one BJP gram sabha candidate at Panchla in Howrah district on the rural poll date on July 8, he said.

As the House was adjourned on Tuesday following the death of BJP MLA Bishanu Pada Roy and the notice for the two motions could not be given, BJP MLA Shankar Ghosh told PTI.