Trinamool Congress MLA Kunal Ghosh locked horns with Speaker Rathindra Bose again on Thursday over his remarks on Wednesday’s dramatic events.
The second day of the Monsoon Session turned stormy shortly after proceedings began when senior Trinamool MLA Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay sought to raise Wednesday’s incident.
The Speaker declined, saying there would be no discussion on the matter and describing the previous day’s developments as “a blot” on the Assembly.
The remark immediately drew objections from MLAs identified with the Kalighat camp of the Trinamool Congress. Ghosh walked up to the Speaker’s chair and questioned his use of the term, asking why the previous day’s events had been described as “a blot”.
আজ। শোভনদেব চ্যাটার্জি পয়েন্ট অব অর্ডার তুলছিলেন। স্পিকার নাকচ করে দিয়ে বললেন গতকালের ঘটনা কলঙ্কের। বললেন, আমি নাকি ধাক্কাধাক্কি করেছি। আমি প্রতিবাদ করে বললাম এটা বাজে কথা। একটা ফুটেজ দেখান। ভুল অভিযোগ আমি কেন মানব? আমাকে বলতে দেওয়া হচ্ছে না। চক্রান্ত করা হচ্ছে। এভাবে কন্ঠরোধ… pic.twitter.com/E9rs0VjeIn
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The Speaker repeatedly directed Ghosh to return to his seat, but the MLA continued pressing his point for some time. Marshals moved closer to him as the situation became tense, although unlike Wednesday, they were not required to escort him out of the House.
Ghosh eventually returned to his seat but was seen rising on several occasions later during the proceedings. The House also witnessed exchanges between Trinamool and BJP legislators, with Ghosh and BJP MLA Ritesh Tiwari engaging in a heated verbal duel.
According to Assembly sources, Ghosh also conveyed to Opposition chief whip Akhruzzaman that if he was not allowed to speak during debates, he would not allow others to do so either.
Thursday’s confrontation came a day after unprecedented scenes in the Assembly. On Wednesday, Ghosh was suspended for the remainder of the day’s proceedings after disrupting the speech of Opposition chief whip Akhruzzaman.
Marshals had physically removed him from the House following repeated appeals by the Speaker to return to his seat. Despite the sharp exchanges over the past two days, Thursday also witnessed signs of reconciliation. According to Assembly sources, Ghosh himself approached Akhruzzaman and clarified that he harboured no personal resentment against him.
“I have no anger against you. Please do not misunderstand me. I only want to be allowed to speak,” Ghosh reportedly told the Opposition chief whip. Akhruzzaman, in a lighter vein, is learnt to have replied, “My leader is Bobby da. Instead of being upset with me, speak to Bobby da.”
The exchange reportedly drew smiles from legislators present nearby. Senior Trinamool leaders, including Firhad Hakim, Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay and former Assembly Speaker Biman Banerjee, were also present during the interaction, with sources indicating that efforts were made to ease the unease created by Wednesday’s confrontation.
The controversy stems from Ghosh’s allegation that although his name had been included in the list of speakers during the discussion on the Home and Hill Affairs Department’s budget, it was subsequently removed by Opposition chief whip Akhruzzaman.
Protesting the decision, Ghosh had walked up to the Opposition benches on Wednesday and stood in front of Akhruzzaman’s microphone as he began speaking, triggering chaotic scenes that ultimately led to his suspension and forcible removal from the Assembly.