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Amid high drama, BJP chief whip marshalled out of Bengal Assembly

The New Indian Express Hyderabad

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September 05, 2025

HIGH drama unfolded in the West Bengal Assembly on Thursday, as ruling TMC and Opposition BJP MLAs engaged in heated verbal duels, bringing proceedings to a near standstill and leading to the suspension of five BJP MLAs.

- EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @Kolkata

As chaos gripped the House amid walkouts and marshals dragging out MLAs, slogans like 'vote chor BJP' and 'chakri chor (job thief) TMC' reverberated inside the Assembly. CM Mamata Banerjee and the BJP members traded accusations.

In her address, the CM alleged that the BJP indulges in vote theft but lectures others on democratic processes. "The BJP is a 'vote chor', they have stolen people's mandate to win elections," she asserted.

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