Mamata Banerjee urges India to act on war-like situation, condemns assembly violence

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said that India should take initiative both diplomatically and peacefully to stop the war- like situation prevailing at the moment.

However, WB CM clarified that external affairs is under the central government and not under her jurisdiction.

She also pointed out the India has taken a lead role in the non- align movement once.


Banerjee was speaking in the floor of the House on Tuesday, the last day of the Monsoon session of the assembly today.

Meanwhile, Banerjee condemed the " attack of the assembly security personnel and marshals. She said, without naming the BJP, that they created ruckus and lodged FIRs themselves.

"The Marshals were injured. I have heard it.They have been attacked and I have heard some Marshals were also injured, " Banerjee said, condemning the attack. Banerjee later met the Marshals who were injuried out the House.

At least 14 security personnel of the assembly and several BJP MLAs were injured following a major ruckus inside the assembly and scuffle between the BJP legislators and the Marshals, who were called by the Speaker Biman Bandopadhyay to remove the BJP MLAs from the House after a privilege motion was brought by the ruling party Trinamool Congress. Four BJP MLAs, including BJP chief whip Shankar Ghosh, were suspended.