Tag: Biman Banerjee

  • Suspended through Speaker, 5 West Bengal BJP MLAs together with Suvendu Adhikari transfer Calcutta HC

    By means of PTI

    KOLKATA: 5 BJP MLAs, together with Chief of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari, on Wednesday filed petitions earlier than the Calcutta Prime Court docket difficult their suspension from the West Bengal Meeting through Speaker Biman Banerjee.

    Considered one of their attorneys mentioned that the petitions usually are heard earlier than the best bench of the top court docket quickly. The 5 BJP MLAs have been suspended through the Speaker for long run classes this 12 months for his or her alleged unruly habits within the Area on March 28, the final day of the Funds consultation.

    But even so Adhikari, the opposite MLAs come with Dipak Burman, Shankar Ghosh, Manoj Tigga, and Narahari Mahato.

    The meeting had witnessed pandemonium at the day as ruling TMC and BJP MLAs scuffled after saffron birthday celebration legislators demanded a commentary through Leader Minister Mamata Banerjee over the “worsening” regulation and order state of affairs within the state.

  • Listening to of Mukul Roy disqualification case to start out once more in Meeting: West Bengal Speaker

    Via PTI

    KOLKATA: The listening to into Mukul Roy’s disqualification as an MLA will start once more in West Bengal meeting, Speaker Biman Banerjee, who had previous disregarded a petition on it, stated on Monday. Meeting assets stated the listening to within the case is prone to start this Friday. “The honourable court docket has despatched a reminder. I will be able to glance into it legally. I will be able to name each events and dangle a listening to,” Banerjee informed newshounds right here.

    Calcutta Top Court docket had ultimate week put aside the speaker’s order brushing aside a petition by means of Chief of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari in search of disqualification of TMC lawmaker Mukul Roy as a member of the Area at the floor of defection and restored the subject for contemporary attention.

    Roy, a former BJP nationwide vice-president, had defected to the ruling TMC from BJP in June 2021 after profitable the meeting ballot in West Bengal on a BJP price tag. In February this 12 months, Banerjee had disregarded Adhikari’s petition of June 17, 2021 in search of Roy’s disqualification as an MLA underneath the anti-defection regulation for switching aspects after the election.

    BJP MLA Ambika Roy had moved the HC in July ultimate 12 months difficult Roy’s election as chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) and prayed for the nomination of an opposition member to the publish as in keeping with custom.