Congress blames TMC govt for violence in WB house

''We feel insecure. We draw your attention and seek protection. What happened today inside the House was serious and shocking. 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'', CLP leader Md. Sohrab said after submitting a memorandum to the state Governor M K Narayanan in Raj Bhavan.

Congress' meeting with the Governor was followed by another audience by the state's constitutional head 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''.

The CLP leader said in the memorandum to the Speaker, ''if this situation continues in the House, we can't imagine what will happen outside the House''.

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

Senior Congress member Manas Bhuinya said that the despite opposition provocation, the government should have been patient and tolerant. (More)