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Speaker Biman Banerjee connected Saturday (February 7, 2026) allowed Parliamentary Affairs Minister Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay to determination a connection successful the West Bengal Assembly, condemning the comments made by BJP MLA Agnimitra Paul astir allocation of funds to madrasas successful the interim budget.
As the House Assembled for the day, the talker said helium was allowing Mr. Chattopadhyay to determination the proposal, condemning definite comments made by Ms. Paul, "allegedly directed against a conception of number assemblage members" during her code connected the ballot connected relationship connected Friday (February 6, 2026).
"Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay alleged successful a missive signed by respective different elder members that Ms. Agnimitra Paul's comments were against the secular tone of our state and this august House. I had already made it wide yesterday (February 6, 2026) that specified comments volition not beryllium allowed," Mr. Banerjee said.
"Mr. Chattopadhyay person made definite allegations on with different MLAs and demanded action. The substance is nether my consideration," helium added.
Mr. Chattopadhyay claimed successful the missive that Ms. Paul said spending wealth for madrasa acquisition is successful effect backing a conception of anti-social elements among the number community, according to the speaker. This is hateful and highly dangerous, and we request exemplary enactment against her,” helium said.
As the talker allowed Mr. Chattopadhyay to determination the proposal, BJP MLAs staged a walkout from the House. Senior BJP MLA Mihir Goswami said the TMC Government was an "appeasement government".
"This is against the instrumentality and the principles of justice. We did not privation to boycott the proceedings connected the past time of this league earlier the elections," helium told reporters aft the walkout.
While the talker said Ms. Paul's comments were expunged from House records, Goswami maintained that from the crook of events and the allegations made by Mr. Chattopadhyay, it was wide that nary portion of her code was expunged, and "she did not accidental thing offensive". "This enactment by the talker was prompted by the unit exerted by 2 TMC Ministers from the number community," helium claimed. The BJP MLAs returned to the House aft the little demonstration.
