Six MLAs of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), including Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari, were suspended from the West Bengal Legislative Assembly on Monday for staging protests and demanding a statement by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on the Sandeshkhali issue in the House.
Along with Mr. Adhikari, the other BJP MLAs suspended are Agnimitra Paul, Mihir Goswami, Bankim Ghosh, Tapasi Mondal and Shankar Ghosh for the remaining part of the current session or 30 days, whichever is earlier. This is the third time that the Leader of Opposition has been suspended from the proceedings in the House since 2021.
At the start of the House proceedings on Monday, the BJP MLAs descended into the well of the House, tore papers and started raising slogans.
