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West Bengal: Monsoon session to begin from Monday
West Bengal Assembly Speaker Biman Banerjee is set to introduce a resolution in the coming monsoon session that will begin on Monday, condemning the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, in Jammu and Kashmir and commend the Army's response in the Baisaran valley, after the attack. The resolution will not reference 'Operation Sindoor', sources said.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is expected to participate in the discussion when the resolution is brought to the House on Tuesday.
The CM was scheduled to visit New Delhi on Monday, but according to state administration sources her plan has been deferred.
'This House expresses its profound sense of shock and anguish at the barbaric and inhumane attack perpetrated on innocent tourists in the Baisaran valley of Jammu and Kashmir on the April 22, 2025, which resulted in the tragic loss of 26 innocent lives, including three from West Bengal,' the resolution states.
'This House commends the coordinated efforts of the different wings of the Indian Armed Forces in targeting with absolute precision and destroying major terrorist infrastructures in Pakistan and Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) and places on record its gratitude and appreciation for their relentless efforts in protecting the pride and dignity of the Nation; This House also commends the people of the country and especially of Jammu and Kashmir for their extraordinary display of unity, compassion and resilience in the aftermath of the attack; and … strongly condemns this brutal attack and at the same time salutes the discipline, dedication and courage shown by the different wings of the Indian Armed Forces in combatting militant and terrorist activities and safeguarding the sovereignty of the Nation,' it further stated.
The Trinamool Congress (TMC), in the upcoming monsoon session, will move motions on drinking water issues and Ganges river erosion in Malda and Murshidabad districts.
The state government is also likely to bring an Other Backward Class (OBC) reservation Amendment bill, proposing to add 76 new castes to the OBC list. The state Cabinet, last Monday, approved adding 76 new castes to the OBC list, bringing the total to 140 ethnic groups, based on recommendations from the West Bengal Commission for Backward Classes, an official said.
Additionally, Farakka in Murshidabad district will be upgraded to a subdivision.
Meanwhile, the BJP plans to introduce a motion on the Murshidabad riots.
