Congress, Left Front to boycott Assembly BA committee

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Press Trust of India Kolkata
Last Updated : Jun 29 2016 | 9:48 PM IST
Opposition Congress in West Bengal today alleged that its suggestions were ignored in the Business Advisory Committee meetings and said it, along with ally CPI(M) is likely to boycott the panel.
"It's a painful experience as none of our submissions or suggestions were heard in the BA Committee. We had demanded discussion and debate on important departmental budgets like Agriculture, Backward Classes Welfare, Minority affairs and Madrasa Education, but the suggestions were disregarded," Leader of Opposition in state Assembly Abdul Mannan said.
CPI-M MLA Sujan Chakraborty and Forward Bloc MLA Ali Imran Ramz were also with Mannan.
The Congress has shot a letter to the Speaker Biman Banerjee informing him of their decision.
"We have written a letter to the Speaker. But we have not mentioned the word boycott because that will be an insult to the Speaker," Mannan explained.
"We are not going to participate in the BA Committee only to have tea and snacks. We are not here to oblige everything the state government says," Mannan added.
Asked if they would boycott the BA Committee for the ongoing session, Mannan said, "We will observe things and then decide on our next course of action.
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First Published: Jun 29 2016 | 9:48 PM IST

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