India, Sept. 2 -- West Bengal Assembly Speaker Biman Banerjee suspended leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari for a day on Tuesday on charges of disrupting the debate on a motion the Trinamool Congress (TMC) moved condemning the detention of Bengali-speaking migrant workers at various Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled states in recent months.

"I am forced to suspend you for the day for repeatedly interrupting the proceedings," Banerjee said, prompting Adhikari and the BJP MLAs to shout slogans before staging a walkout.

Defending his actions, Adhikari alleged that education minister Bratya Basu insulted the Army in his speech on the motion.

"I raised objections when Basu compared the Army's decision to dismantle the TMC podium in the Mai...