Uproar over education scam in Assembly, BJP MLA suspended

The trouble began when BJP MLAs affiliated with the party's teachers' cell submitted an adjournment motion seeking a discussion on the current state of education in West Bengal

- STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE

West Bengal's state Assembly descended into chaos on Monday after Speaker Biman Banerjee suspended BJP MLA Manoj Oraon for one day amid uproar over alleged corruption in the education sector. The incident sparked a walkout by BJP legislators and led to dramatic scenes on the Assembly steps, where they staged a protest with a symbolic Tulsi plant.

The trouble began when BJP MLAs affiliated with the party's teachers' cell submitted an adjournment motion seeking a discussion on the current state of education in West Bengal, including the fate of nearly 26,000 teachers whose jobs were invalidated by a Supreme Court verdict. However, Speaker Banerjee denied the motion, citing the matter as sub judice. Angered by the ruling, BJP legislators erupted in protest, shouting slogans and disrupting proceedings. The situation escalated further when chief minister Mamata Banerjee began addressing the House on what she described as the Centre's continued financial neglect of Bengal.