IN PHOTOS: Oppn stages protest after eight people die due to dengue in West Bengal

BJP MLAs protest after staging a walkout from the assembly over rising dengue cases in the state during the Monsoon session, in Kolkata (Pic/PTI)  

Updated On: 2023-07-31 03:46 PM IST

Compiled by : Anagha Sawant

MLAs protest after staging a walkout from the assembly over rising dengue cases (Pic/PTI)

BJP MLAs demonstrated outside the House, claiming that the chief minister provided incorrect information on dengue and that at least 10 lakh people were infected in the state

 

BJP asked Speaker Biman Bandyopadhyay to provide time for discussing the dengue issue in the House, and when it was rejected, they staged a walkout

 

Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari with other BJP MLAs stage a walkout from the assembly over rising dengue cases in the state during the Monsoon session, in Kolkata

 

Eight people have died of dengue in West Bengal while 4,401 people have been infected till July 26, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Monday, expressing concern over the situation

 

Speaking in the assembly, Banerjee said dengue cases are on the rise this year as panchayats are unable to control the situation because they are yet to form the boards after the elections

 

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