Opposition knocks at Raj Bhavan door

Cong: Violence will now spill outside

The Congress party, whose MLAs did not engage in the House bedlam, slammed its former ally Trinamool Congress and sought Governor's intervention to protect the members.

"We feel insecure. We draw your attention and seek protection. What happened today inside the House was serious and shocking. The ruling party (Trinamool Congress) members and a minister started beating some opposition members, including a woman member, in the House in front of the Speaker," said Congress Legislature Party leader Mohd Sohrab said after submitting a memorandum to Governor M K Narayanan in Raj Bhavan.

Congress' meeting with the Governor was followed by a Left Front legislature party delegation which submitted its views against the government.

Sohrab alleged that the House witnessed a "dark chapter" in legislative history in the state "which is unpleasant and unprecedented". "If this situation continues in the House, we can't imagine what will happen outside the House," the Congress memorandum said.

So, he said, the Congress members walked out of the House in protest.

Senior Congress MLA Manas Bhunia said despite provocation by Opposition, the government should have been patient and tolerant. "We feel that the Chief Minister, being leader of the House, should sit with the Speaker, Parliamentary Affairs minister, Leader of the Opposition and CLP leader, to probe why such ugly incidents took place inside the House.

"We informed the Governor that we will go to the House tomorrow to study if the situation is congenial to attend the session in the next few days," he said.

CPM not for Prez rule now

The Left Front MLAs after walking out of the Assembly headed to Raj Bhavan to meet Governor and "'inform him about the unprecedented incident in the Assembly". However, they stopped short of demanding imposition of President's rule in the state despite shouting slogans demanding resignation of the government when they sat on a dharna outside the House.

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