Biman Banerjee News

"This is unacceptable... The standing committee meetings are held to discuss and deliberate important issues and policies. But this is not being done. I request all legislators to attend these meetings," West Bengal Speaker Biman Banerjee said. 

The BJP legislature party approached the Calcutta High Court over the issue. Calcutta High Court on April 11 asked the Assembly Speaker to reconsider the decision. Speaker announced the re-decided verdict on Wednesday after the hearing.

Expressing gratitude to 17 opposition parties for reposing faith in her candidature, she said their unity is based on a firm ideological stand.

The Left Front and Congress members on Monday staged a walk-out in the West Bengal Assembly after Speaker refused to admit their no-confidence motion against him and adjourned the session sine die.

The Congress leader fell sick during the scuffle and was taken to a hospital.

Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal assembly Abdul Mannan, was shifted out of intensive care of a private hospital here on Saturday.

West Bengal opposition leader Abdul Mannan, who was taken ill during a scuffle with the security staff in the state assembly, was shifted to the Apollo Gleneagles Hospital on Thursday,

The Budget session of the West Bengal Assembly will begin from Friday with the Governor`s address.

West Bengal Speaker Biman Banerjee on Wednesday said members would raise in the House the issue of Justice Markandey Katju's alleged derogatory remark on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and Rabindra Nath Tagore.