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BJP Whip Suspended Amid Assembly Chaos in Bengal
Five BJP MLAs, including chief whip Sankar Ghosh, were suspended for disrupting a session on migrant atrocities, leading to a physical altercation and intervention by Assembly marshals.
- On Thursday , Sankar Ghosh, chief whip of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the West Bengal Assembly, was suspended and forcibly removed, and five BJP MLAs were suspended for creating a ruckus.
- The special session to discuss alleged atrocities against Bengali migrants was disrupted by BJP legislators demanding answers about Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari's September 2, 2025 suspension.
- Slogans from both benches continued for nearly 15 minutes, women marshals removed BJP MLA Agnimitra Paul, and an ambulance was called after Sankar Ghosh and Bankim Ghosh fell ill during the chaos.
- The Assembly was adjourned multiple times as chaos prevailed during the special session, despite Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee pressing on with her speech and the BJP legislative party staging a walkout.
- These episodes occur amid a wider tussle over Bengali language and identity, and the Rule 169 motion by the TMC highlights alleged persecution of Bengali migrants as West Bengal assembly elections loom next year.
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Chaos in Bengal Assembly as BJP, TMC MLAs clash; saffron party's 5 legislators suspended
Chaos erupted in the West Bengal Assembly on Thursday after a scuffle broke out between the legislators of the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over alleged atrocities against Bengali migrants. The scuffle left BJP's chief whip Shankar Ghosh injured, who was also suspended from the House. However, Ghosh, who was suspended for the remainder of the day for creating disorder, refused to leave the House…
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