Kolkata: The ruling Trinamool Congress has decided to take strict disciplinary action against party MLAs who have been regularly skipping West Bengal Assembly sessions despite the issuance of a whip, party leaders said. The party’s Legislative Disciplinary Committee has summoned several lawmakers to explain their absence in the House and directed them to appear in person later this week, they said.
These registers are currently being scrutinised to determine the exact number of absentees, particularly those who have missed sessions without a valid reason, they said.
“There are MLAs who had given prior application or information about their valid reason for being absent. But there are some, who had not informed anyone but were absent during the sessions. We are now compiling a list and will submit it to the committee,” Chattopadhyay told PTI.
