Kolkata: Governor CV Ananda Bose administered oath to six newly elected MLAs in the assembly on Monday. The event saw the governor and CM Mamata Banerjee coming together for a programme, which has been rare in recent times. Speaker Biman Banerjee was also present. The ceremony was boycotted by BJP.
The six legislators — Sangita Roy from Sitai, Jayprakash Toppo from Madarihat, Sanat De from Naihati, SK Rabiul Islam from Haroa, Sujoy Hazra from Medinipur and Falguni Singhababu from Taldangra — won the Nov 13 assembly bypolls.
In the past, there has been differences between the assembly and Raj Bhavan regarding swearing-in of MLAs.
This time, however, after the election results were announced, speaker Banerjee followed the protocol and sent a letter from assembly to Raj Bhavan. The parliamentary team also sent a message to the governor. In response to the speaker's letter, Raj Bhavan confirmed that Governor Bose himself would visit the assembly to administer the oath.