- Suvendu Adhikari calls the resolution illegal and says he would move Supreme Court against it
- BJP stages walkout from Assembly floor, second time during the day, protesting against the Manipur resolution tabled by the Mamata Banerjee government
- BJP MLAs walked out of the floor during the first half of Assembly business today after their demand for adjournment motion and discussion on dengue was not entertained by the Speaker
- Chief minister Mamata Banerjee though, in her speech before the House, confirmed eight dengue deaths and 4401 cases reported across the state till July 26, 897 of whom have had to be hospitalized
A motion to discuss and condemn the violence in Manipur, which has claimed over 160 lives so far, was tabled in the West Bengal Assembly for discussion on Monday.
State Parliamentary Affairs Minister Sovandeb Chattopadhyay read out the motion in the House in the second half of the session.
Giani Raghbir Singh (second from right), Jathedar Akal Takht Sahib anf Head Granthi, Sri Darbar Sahib, Golden Temple Amritsar, met chief minister Mamata Banerjee at the Bengal Legislative Assembly on Monday and extended an invitation to her to visit the Golden Temple. Banerjee has given her consent to visit the Sikh pilgrimage at her earliest. The Telegraph picture.
"The violent clashes that have been taking place in Manipur for the last three months have severely affected not only the image of the state of Manipur but also of the whole nation," he read out.
The discussion is likely to continue for more than an hour with the Leader of the Opposition, Suvendu Adhikari, and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee being the main speakers.