Speaker turns down Bengal Governor’s request for meeting over ruckus in Assembly
India Today
West Bengal Assembly Speaker Biman Banerjee turned down Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar's request to meet him for a discussion on the "chaotic spectacle" that unfolded in the House a day ago.
A day after stormy protests rocked the West Bengal Assembly, Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday asked Speaker Biman Banerjee to meet him for a discussion on the "chaotic spectacle" that unfolded during the inaugural session in the House.
The speaker however has pleaded his inability given the legislative schedule.
High drama was witnessed on the first day of the West Bengal assembly's budget session on Monday with Dhankhar being forced to cut short his inaugural speech and table the address as BJP MLAs staged a noisy protest over the alleged violence in the recently concluded civic elections.
Amid the ruckus, women MLAs of the ruling TMC were seen pleading with him to deliver his speech.
Dhankhar, in his letter, however, said members of the treasury bench also added to the chaos.
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He said he was virtually subjected to a "gherao" by the ministers and ruling party MLAs.
