Left\, Congress boycott Assembly for the day

Left, Congress boycott Assembly for the day

Press Trust of India  |  Kolkata 

The opposition Left Front and the Monday boycotted the West Assembly for the day after their demand to discuss the issues of disparity in pay structure of primary teachers was not allowed.

But his demand was rejected by

Following it Left and MLAs shouted slogans against the government and staged a walkout from the assembly.

They later on boycotted the house for the day.

Mannan said the opposition is not allowed to speak inside the house.

"We are neither allowed to speak nor allowed to raise any issue inside the house. Whenever we try to bring any motion to discuss a issue we are not allowed to do it," Mannan said.

Reacting to the allegations, told reporters that opposition parties in Bengal Are only interested in disturbing the house with baseless claims.

Front and had boycotted the house last week till November 22 after they were not allowed to discuss the alleged deaths of Sabar tribals.

Chief Minister had last week in Assembly refuted on deaths of Sabar tribals of Purulia and had termed them as "fabricated".

She had asserted that the deaths were due to "age-related ailments" or "excessive liquor consumption.

The tribe resides in Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh besides

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First Published: Mon, November 26 2018. 18:45 IST