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A political face-off unfolded inside the West Bengal Assembly as TMC MLAs staged a sit-in outside Speaker Rathindranath Bose’s chamber, alleging delays in granting the opposition its due recognition and facilities. The protest was led by TMC legislative party leader Shovondeb Chattopadhyay and MLA Kunal Ghosh, who claimed they were denied a meeting with the Speaker over issues related to Leader of Opposition recognition and office allocation. TMC said it had already informed the Assembly that Chattopadhyay was elected leader of the legislative party with support from 80 MLAs, above the required threshold for official opposition status. Speaker Bose maintained that procedural clarifications were needed in the party’s communication and assured that office space and facilities would be provided after proper arrangements. BJP dismissed the protest as political theatre.