Bengal Assembly Speaker Biman Bannerjee on Thursday revoked the suspension of five BJP MLAs including Opposition Leader Suvendu Adhikari and Chief Whip Manoj Tigga.
As saffron MLA Agnimitra Paul read out the formal “request” to the Speaker asking him to withdraw the suspension of the BJP leaders Banerjee withdrew the suspension.
Adhikari and five other leaders had been suspended for one year in the last session for alleged misdemeanor after which the saffron leaders moved the High Court which asked the Speaker to settle the issue and directed the Opposition MLAs to approach him with a formal request.
On Thursday the suspension was withdrawn after the BJP leaders made a formal request.
Saying that he did not want to create bitterness and that the Members should take the House to greater glory, the Speaker said, “You had moved the court which left it to the Assembly to find a resolution. Any remedy should be available within the House.”