In rare show, TMC & BJP unite in West Bengal assembly against division of state
Times of India | 6 August 2024
West Bengal assembly KOLKATA: West Bengal assembly on Monday unanimously passed a resolution against calls for division of state, with the house witnessing a rare show of TMC-BJP bonhomie after CM Mamata Banerjee agreed to opposition leader Suvendu Adhikari's suggestion to rephrase proposal to one seeking "development of undivided West Bengal", reports Krishnendu Bandyopadhyay.
The resolution came in the backdrop of multiple BJP leaders - junior union minister Sukanta Majumdar, MP Nishikant Dubey and MLA Gouri Shankar Ghosh - seeking special packages and UT or statehood status for several north Bengal districts, citing issues ranging from lack of funding to changing religious demography.
Adhikari criticised the proposal, terming it "political" and "a party leaflet". He pointed out that Sukanta Majumdar's proposal to the PM did not mention the division of Bengal at all.