West Bengal Budget Session Begins Amidst TMC Power Struggle

The budget session of the West Bengal assembly is scheduled to begin on June 18. Prior to this, an all-party meeting and a meeting of the Business Advisory Committee (BAC) were held in the assembly. Usually, representatives of all major parties are invited to these meetings, but this time the impact of the ongoing tussle within the TMC was clearly visible. According to sources, senior MLA Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay, nominated by the TMC for the post of Leader of Opposition, did not receive an invitation for the meeting. Similarly, Beliaghata MLA Kunal Ghosh's name was not on the list of invitees. Also Read - Tamil Nadu Politics: TVK Sarkar Releases White Paper on State's Economic Situation, Slams DMK Govt. On the contrary, the rebel faction led by expelled TMC MLA Ritabrata Banerjee was invited to the meeting. Recently, Speaker Rathindranath Basu recognised Ritabrata Banerjee as the Leader of Opposition in the assembly. The reason for this was that most of the TMC MLAs supported her leadership. Analysts believe that the political equation in the assembly is also changing.