Bengal Assembly: BJP stages walkout after MLA's microphone 'disconnected'
The Statesman|November 28, 2024
The third day of the West Bengal Assembly winter session witnessed pandemonium on Wednesday as the BJP legislators staged a walkout after the microphone of the party's woman MLA was 'disconnected' in the middle of her speech.
Bengal Assembly: BJP stages walkout after MLA's microphone 'disconnected'

The BJP was seeking a debate on crime against women in the state and had moved an adjournment motion. Speaker Biman Banerjee disallowed the motion but permitted it to be read out.

As Tapasi Mondal, the BJP legislator from Haldia in East Midnapore district was delivering her address, her microphone was allegedly disconnected before she could complete her speech.

The BJP legislators present on the floor of the House protested over the development saying that they were not allowed to read out the contents of the adjournment motion. Later, they staged a walkout in protest.

This story is from the November 28, 2024 edition of The Statesman.

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