On 4th August 2005, when Banerjee was in the Opposition and the state was under communist rule, she held very different views on the issue. She had thrown papers at the deputy speaker and had raised the issue of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants obtaining voter id cards in her state.
Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs today decided to protest against the anti-Hindu riots that took place in Delhi last week by standing blindfolded in front of the Gandhi statue inside the Parliament premises.
A TMC leader named Mushtaq Sheikh has reportedly lost both his hands while some explosives went off in Birbhum district's Lobara village in West Bengal.