KOLKATA: Senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari was suspended for the entire winter session of the West Bengal Assembly on Tuesday, following allegations of making objectionable remarks against Speaker Biman Banerjee and creating a ruckus in the House.

The suspension transpired during a discussion on ‘Constitution Day’ in the state assembly.

During the deliberation on “how the Constitution of the country was under threat”, BJP MLA Sankar Ghosh questioned the legitimacy of legislators who defected from the saffron party but retained their posts without resigning from the Assembly.

The Speaker instructed the removal of Ghosh’s statement from the assembly records, prompting BJP MLAs, led by Adhikari, the Leader of the Opposition, to descend to the well of the House and chant slogans against Banerjee.

The BJP legislature party denounced the Speaker’s decision as “unconstitutional” and staged a walk-out from the House.

Subsequently, TMC MLA Tapas Ray moved a motion against Adhikari, demanding his suspension from the House, a request to which the Speaker acceded. State Parliamentary Affairs Minister Sovandeb Chattopadhyay commented, “Suvendu Adhikari has been suspended for the entire winter session for using objectionable words and gestures towards the Speaker’s Chair. The BJP legislature party is never interested in any discussion. They are only interested in creating a ruckus in the assembly.”