The West Bengal Assembly Budget session started on a word of chaos on Thursday as BJP legislators sang the nationwide anthem whereas the state tune was being performed, PTI reported.
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee.(ANI)
Speaker Biman Banerjee after coming into the House instructed officers to play the state tune “Banglar Mati Banglar Jal” earlier than the start of the state Budget session.
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However, because the tune was being performed, BJP MLAs stood up and began singing the nationwide anthem. This was condemned by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who asserted that it was an insult to the nationwide anthem.
“National anthem is being played at the end. The BJP singing the national anthem when the state song is being played is an insult to the national anthem,” Banerjee was quoted as saying by the news company.
BJP MLA Agnimitra Paul, nevertheless, countered Mamata’s cost and stated that the nationwide anthem is at all times performed each at the start and the tip of any authorities programme or finances session, based on PTI.
The West Bengal authorities final month issued a notification declaring Poila Boisakh, the primary day of the Bengali New Year, because the State Day and the tune “Banglar Mati Banglar Jal” written by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore because the state tune.
Mamata Banerjee vs BJP
Later within the day, Mamata was seen taking cost in opposition to the BJP MLAs for creating chaos within the House.
“If the Opposition has any opinion, they can discuss it after the completion of the Budget. They have the freedom to express their opinion but this is not a BJP party office,” the chief minister said, according to ANI. “This is not the space for Opposition to do politics. People have the right to know what work we have done. We condemn this dirty politics. They are against the State, anti-Bengal.”
She additionally raised the problem of the suspension of the 147 MPs from Parliament throughout the Winter Session.
“They (BJP)should remember that they have suspended 147 MPs from Parliament but we do not want to go down that path. You can be weak but we are not, we will fight it out. If you have the courage, speak after Budget presentation, not before that.”
Source: www.hindustantimes.com
