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Over the past couple of days, the swearing-in issue has again brought to the surface the rift between the state government and the governor
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Speaker Biman Banerjee on Tuesday said he has written to Governor CV Ananda Bose to administer the oath to newly-elected TMC MLA Nirmal Chandra Roy in the state assembly itself. India News | Administer Oath to MLA in Assembly: Speaker Writes to West Bengal Guv.
Raj Bhavan says decision taken late on Monday afternoon in the wake of rising dengue cases in state pockets and to not further burden an already cash-strapped state
According to sources in the Governor's secretariat, Raj Bhavan officials had completed all preparations for the swearing-in ceremony which was slated to be held on Saturday afternoon.
The responsibility for the ceremony is with the governor but as a convention, he delegates it to the Speaker, who in turn conducts the swearing-in. In this case, the state government was not informed and the MLA reportedly was contacted directly, a source said