A political controversy has emerged in West Bengal regarding the exclusion of the names of victims of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and the Anandapur warehouse fire incident from the obituary mentions during the first day of the budget session at the Assembly. Following the protocol, the House adjourned after the obituary mentions were made.
After the adjournment, Shankar Ghosh, the Chief Whip of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s legislative party in the state Assembly, criticized the treasury bench for not including the names of the SIR and Anandapur warehouse fire victims in the obituary list. Ghosh highlighted the discrepancy within the ruling party, pointing out the absence of these names despite accusations made by Trinamool Congress leaders regarding the deaths related to the SIR exercise.
In response, Nirmal Ghosh, the Chief Whip of Trinamool Congress in the West Bengal Assembly, clarified that a special motion condemning the SIR exercise will be presented during the budget session, leading to a detailed discussion on the matter. He explained that the omission of SIR victims’ names was to facilitate this upcoming discussion and was not an attempt to overlook the tragedy.
The BJP’s Chief Whip raised similar concerns regarding the exclusion of victims’ names in the Anandapur warehouse fire incident from the obituary list, alleging another inconsistency within the Trinamool Congress party. In contrast, the Trinamool Congress’s Chief Whip justified the absence of these names by citing the pending final death toll from the incident as the reason for their exclusion.
