Overview
- Governor C. V. Ananda Bose delivered only a brief address, did not read the full prepared text, and left the House soon after the budget session opened.
- In his concise remarks, he outlined what he called the government's inclusive development agenda and then laid the speech on the Table of the House.
- He highlighted 94 welfare schemes and cited law and order, communal harmony, and gains in areas such as women-led MSMEs, e‑governance, and social indicators, referencing initiatives like Duare Sarkar, Lakshmir Bhandar, Kanyashree, and Rupashree.
- BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari said the move signaled a refusal to read the state-drafted speech, as BJP and Trinamool legislators traded slogans across the aisle.
- The episode occurred during the constitutionally required opening address to the Assembly under Article 176, and reports did not indicate any formal procedural escalation.