Watch: Trinamool, BJP Come To Blows In Bengal Assembly
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Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari and four other BJP MLAs have been suspended by the Speaker following the ruckus
Chaotic scenes were witnessed in West Bengal Assembly today as legislators of the ruling Trinamool Congress and the Opposition BJP came to blows after the BJP demanded that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee speak in the House over the state's law and order situation. Absolute pandemonium in the West Bengal Assembly. After Bengal Governor, TMC MLAs now assault BJP MLAs, including Chief Whip Manoj Tigga, as they were demanding a discussion on the Rampurhat massacre on the floor of the house.What is Mamata Banerjee trying to hide? pic.twitter.com/umyJhp0jnE
This comes against the backdrop of the ghastly killings in Birbhum district's Rampurhat where eight members of a family, including five women and two children, were assaulted and then burnt to death. The incident is said to be a retaliation after a local Trinamool Congress leader, Bhadu Sheikh, was killed in a crude bomb attack. Following an intervention by the Calcutta High Court, the CBI is probing the killings.
In a video shared by BJP leaders, including its IT cell chief Amit Malviya and spokesperson Shehzad Jai Hind, several MLAs are seen locked in a scuffle on the floor of the House as marshals and police officers struggle to stop the fight.
