No mention of violence, BJP disrupts Dhankhar’s Address

Tribune News Service

Kolkata, July 2

Amid protests by BJP MLAs led by Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari, West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday had to cut short his maiden Address in the Assembly after the state elections on the opening day of Budget session, completing it in just four minutes.

The BJP MLAs protested because there was no mention of post-poll violence in Bengal in the Governor’s speech.

Dhankhar could barely speak for four minutes as BJP MLAs, carrying posters of alleged victims of post-poll violence, rushed to the well of the House to stage a protest.

Fearing that the Governor may deviate from the written script, the state government did not make any arrangement for live telecast of the Governor’s Address. The Governor, on his arrival, was ceremonially received by CM Mamata Banerjee and Speaker Biman Banerjee. They again saw off the Governor when he left the Assembly after spending barely eight minutes inside the House.