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Trinamool Congress MP Saugata Roy connected Tuesday threatened to determination a privilege question against Barasat MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar — who heads the dissident TMC faction that merged with the Nationalist Citizen Party of India this week — for breaking the Parliamentary norm of not divulging the proceedings of a Parliamentary lasting committee.
At the decision of the Standing Committee connected Home Affairs that was deliberating connected crimes against children, Ms. Dastidar spoke to the media criticising her erstwhile party’s 15-year authorities successful the State for its nonaccomplishment to cheque kid trafficking and different crimes against children.
“In West Bengal, kid matrimony is precise prevalent, and the erstwhile authorities did not instrumentality capable steps to halt it. Child trafficking is besides precise precocious there, with young girls being sent extracurricular the country,” she said. She added that she had asked officials of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs what enactment would beryllium taken connected the contented and besides what punishment would beryllium fixed for those progressive successful either kid maltreatment oregon kid marriage.
Mr. Roy, who has been a Parliamentarian since 1977, accused Ms. Dastidar of being oblivious astir Parliamentary rules.
“Surprised that a four-time MP who has present claimed to person merged with a cock and bull enactment is unaware of parliamentary procedures. Divulging details of a Parliamentary Standing Committee gathering is grounds for a privilege question against the member,” Mr. Roy said.
