Chief of Opposition in West Bengal Meeting and Bharatiya Janata Get together (BJP) chief Suvendu Adhikari addresses a rally with occasion MLAs throughout a protest towards Meeting Speaker Biman Banerjee (unseen) on his latest resolution towards BJP MLAs, at Baruipur in South 24 Parganas on Wednesday (March 19, 2025).
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Baruipur remained on the boil because the Chief of the Opposition (LoP) within the West Bengal Legislative Meeting Suvendu Adhikari, and different Bharatiya Janata Get together (BJP) MLAs, held a rally on Wednesday (March 19, 2025) on the constituency in South 24 Parganas, concentrating on Meeting Speaker Biman Banerjee.

The Speaker is the incumbent MLA from Baruipur constituency, and has been dealing with warmth from Opposition members over the suspension of Mr. Adhikari and different BJP MLAs from the Meeting. 

Pressure escalated on the roads of Baruipur, proper exterior Kolkata, when a gathering by the ruling Trinamool Congress’s (TMC) occasion staff was permitted on the similar location because the LoP’s roadshow, which led to an extended face-off. The BJP held the rally in Baruipur to sentence the Speaker’s motion towards the occasion’s legislators. 

“We’d like President’s Rule in West Bengal to carry elections,” Mr. Adhikari stated throughout his roadshow as Trinamool staff confirmed him black flags, raised “return” slogans towards him, and referred to as BJP leaders “thieves”. He requested the Election Fee of India to be aware of the scenario.  

Mr. Adhikari additionally alleged that his automobile was attacked with sticks, and referred to as for a ‘Baruipur abhijan’ (march to Baruipur) to gherao the Police Superintendent’s workplace and criticise the alleged police inaction. 

Different BJP MLAs additionally joined the rally, however the BJP alleged that their bus was blocked alongside the best way, and elected members had been heckled by ruling occasion staff. 

After clashes on the rally, Mr. Adhikari addressed the press and stated that BJP leaders had been verbally abused. “We needed to minimize our roadshow quick due to the assault and heckling. We had permission from the police, however additionally they permitted a gathering by the TMC on the similar time in the identical place. They trapped us,” Mr. Adhikari stated. 

“Biman Banerjee is a beloved chief from Baruipur. The protest that occurred as we speak was natural. Locals got here out on the roads to protest towards the abuse that BJP and Suvendu Adhikari have unleashed towards Mr. Biman Banerjee,” South 24 Parganas TMC president and former Rajya Sabha MP Subhasish Chakraborty advised The Hindu.  

This got here after Mr. Adhikari and three different BJP MLAs had been suspended from the Legislative Meeting on February 17 for 30 days. The opposite suspended MLAs had been Agnimitra Paul, Biswanath Karak, and Bankim Ghosh. The suspension interval ended on March 18. Mr. Adhikari tried to enter the Meeting on the morning of March 19, and stated that he was restricted by the police. 

In the meantime, the Calcutta Excessive Court docket has permitted one other rally by the BJP at Tamluk on Thursday, for as much as 1,000 individuals. This rally will reportedly be held to sentence the alleged assault on Hindus throughout Holi on March 14.