Tensions erupted inside the West Bengal Assembly on Thursday during a special session convened to discuss the alleged persecution and harassment of Bengali people in the state. The session, which began with BJP lawmakers boycotting the proceedings, quickly escalated into a physical confrontation between BJP and TMC legislators.

BJP legislator Shankar Ghosh was injured in the scuffle and later suspended from the House for one day. Reports indicate that Ghosh fainted while being escorted out by marshals after refusing to leave following his suspension and was rushed to the hospital for treatment.

The conflict ignited when Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee started addressing the Assembly. BJP members staged a protest, prompting the CM to launch a sharp verbal attack. “BJP people don’t do anything constructive. The BJP is anti-Bengali, they are oppressing the Bengali language. They are doing this so people cannot hear what we have to say. Maintaining peace is the responsibility of both parties. They are vote thieves. They are the biggest gang of looters,” Mamata declared.

BJP Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, countered by accusing the ruling party of orchestrating the attack. “These marshals and security personnel are all ‘TMC goons.’ Shankar Ghosh has been physically and brutally attacked. He has been injured. This happened due to Speaker Biman Banerjee’s distraction and instigation by ‘thief’ Mamata Banerjee. They chant ‘Modi chor,’ but we are saying ‘Chakri chor, gaddi chor,’” Adhikari said.

In response, Assembly Speaker Biman Banerjee suspended Suvendu Adhikari for the entire session while BJP Chief Whip Shankar Ghosh faced a one-day suspension. The incident has heightened political tensions in the state, drawing criticism from both sides over decorum and violence inside the legislative house.