Bill tabled for sports univ, BJP MLAs walk out
The walkout notwithstanding, a discussion was held, in which it was said the Bill was tabled to set up Netaji Subhas University of Sports and Entrepreneurship in Chinsurah and to give it status of a private university, promoted by Chinsurah Netaji Welfare Trust.
Trouble broke out as BJP chief whip Shankar Ghosh rose to speak reportedly on the Bill, Trinamool MLAs, including Babul Supriyo, demanded to know why they should listen to him when BJP MLAs had walked out during a discussion on West Bengal Sales Tax (Settlement of Dispute) (Amendment) Bill, 2025 on Thursday. An argument broke out and BJP MLAs walked out. Ghosh later alleged, "Trinamool did not let me speak."
Speaker Biman Banerjee said, "It is not desirable that a member will leave. The Opposition tried to speak, but they did not say anything on the Bill... ."
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