Trinamool Congress MLAs Stage Dharna Demanding Oath in Assembly

Two newly elected Trinamool Congress MLAs, Sayantika Bandyopadhyay and Rayat Hossain Sarkar, are demanding that their oath-taking ceremony be held in the assembly rather than in the Raj Bhavan. They have resumed their dharna in the West Bengal assembly premises, now entering its fourth day.

Two newly elected Trinamool Congress MLAs continued their protest on Tuesday, insisting that they be sworn in at the assembly instead of the Raj Bhavan, as per Governor C V Ananda Bose's instructions.

Sayantika Bandyopadhyay of Baranagar and Rayat Hossain Sarkar of Bhagabangola, elected during the recent Lok Sabha by-polls, have refused the Governor's invitation to take oath at the Raj Bhavan.

Their ongoing dharna, now in its fourth day, commenced on June 27 and continued through June 28 and July 1, outside the statue of B R Ambedkar in the assembly complex. They demand that Governor Bose arrange for their oath-taking within the House, allowing them to fulfill their legislative responsibilities.