BJP MLAs stage walkout in West Bengal Assembly

17 Nov 2021 Evaluate

Today BJP MLAs staged a walkout in the West Bengal assembly after Speaker Biman Banerjee refused to admit a series of adjournment motions moved by the opposition parties over the issues, including the reduction in duty on liquor while ignoring taxes on fuel.

BJP's Asansol South MLA Agnimitra Paul said duty on liquor has been reduced in the state, but the government did not decrease the VAT on petrol and diesel. BJP's Siliguri MLA Sankar Ghosh moved an adjournment motion over post-poll violence in the state. Another motion was moved over the unemployment situation in the state.

As the speaker refused to admit the adjournment motions, the BJP MLAs gathered in the Well, shouting slogans against the Mamata Banerjee-led government and they walked out of the House.

Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari said that the state government should immediately trim VAT on fuel as prices of commodities are skyrocketing. He also claimed that the unemployment situation in the state was precarious and alleged that the government was not providing jobs to those belonging to the OBC category

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