The West Bengal Assembly has been adjourned for the next two days in the absence of Governor Jagdeep Dhankar’s signature on some bills sent to him by the state government for clearance.
The development is significant in the backdrop of the Governor and the state government’s strained relations. Such an unprecedented event will obviously have huge political ramifications in the coming days.
At the end of the session on Tuesday, Speaker Biman Banerjee adjourned the Assembly sessions for the next two days – and made the announcement – that the bills sent for the Governor’s signature had not come from Raj Bhawan yet. For any new bill, the relevant department sends it to the law department after whose clearance it is sent to the Governor’s office for his signature and clearance. Only after this procedure is completed, is the bill taken up for discussion in the Assembly.
It is due to the absence of this clearance, that the Assembly session had to be adjourned for two days.
