Special Assembly Session Likely on June 29 for Anti-Corruption Legislation in West Bengal

MP, June 25, 2026, Kolkata : A special one-day session of the West Bengal Assembly is likely to be convened on June 29 to introduce and pass a proposed law aimed at confiscating properties allegedly acquired through corruption.

Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari announced in the Assembly that his government would bring in a stricter anti-corruption law during the ongoing session.

Under the proposed legislation, those convicted of corruption could face imprisonment as well as confiscation of assets acquired through illegal means.

Under the existing schedule, the first phase of the Budget Session will continue until June 25, while the second phase is slated to begin on July 7 after a recess.

Sources said drafting of the proposed legislation is still underway, with legal experts scrutinising every provision to ensure there are no loopholes and that the law can withstand judicial scrutiny.

As the drafting process is unlikely to be completed before June 25, the government is considering convening a special sitting of the Assembly on Monday, June 29.

The Bill is expected to be tabled and passed on the same day.

“The days of treating a jail term as a temporary inconvenience are over. This time, we will confiscate properties and auction them and will use the same for public welfare,” Adhikari said, adding that the government would utilise the proceeds to recover public money.

Without naming anyone, Adhikari took swipes at senior Trinamool Congress leaders, including MP Abhishek Banerjee, and questioned decisions taken during the tenure of former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

He claimed that properties on Harish Chatterjee Street, Harish Mukherjee Road and “palatial residences” in Amtala could be acquired under anti-corruption provisions and put to public use.