The Treasury Bench in the West Bengal Assembly today moved a motion condemning the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in the state barely an hour before the scheduled presentation of the interim (vote-on-account) Budget.
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The Treasury Bench in the West Bengal Assembly today moved a motion condemning the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in the state barely an hour before the scheduled presentation of the interim (vote-on-account) Budget.
However, the Speaker of the House, Biman Bandopadhyay, disallowed any discussion on the motion as a crucial hearing in the matter is still pending at the Supreme Court. The next hearing is on Monday.
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The Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, expressed dismay over the development and said that the legislative team of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), as the principal opposition party, should have been informed earlier that there would be no discussion on the motion.
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“We came prepared to participate in the debate on the motion. Why were we not informed earlier that there would be no discussion on the motion?” the LoP asked.
Before the motion was moved, Governor CV Ananda Bose gave the customary opening speech for the budget session. However, he did not read out the full speech and left midway, keeping the address incomplete.
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