New Delhi, Sept. 4 -- Tensions ran high in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly on Thursday, 4 September, as heated exchanges between the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators descended into chaos. The dramatic scenes prompted an ambulance to be rushed to the Assembly after BJP MLA Shankar Ghosh's health deteriorated during the confrontation.

The pandemonium unfolded during a discussion on a government resolution addressing alleged atrocities against Bengali migrants. As Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee prepared to speak, BJP legislators erupted in slogans demanding answers over the suspension of Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari on 2 September.

The protest quickly escalated, with ...