Kolkata, Jun 21 (PTI) The West Bengal University of Health Sciences (Amendment) Bill, 2022, which replaces the governor with the chief minister as the chancellor was passed in the state Assembly on Tuesday.

Also Read | Uttar Pradesh Shocker: 48-Years-Old Man Shot at After He Objects to Neighbour's Dog Defecating on His Sand in Muzaffarnagar; Hospitalised.

The Bill will come into effect immediately.

Also Read | Credit Card, Debit Card Rules to Change As Card-Tokenisation Comes Into Effect from July 1; Check Details Here.

The Bill was passed by 134 votes for it and 51 against. BJP opposed it.

The Bengal Assembly has 294 seats.

The Bill was introduced by the state Minister of State for Health, Chandrima Bhattacharya and was first passed by voice votes.

Taking part in the discussion on the bill, BJP chief whip in the Assembly, Manoj Tigga and other MLAs Agnimitra Paul, Makut Mani Adhikari, Shankar Ghosh and Ambika Roy opposed the bill, while ruling party Nirmal Majhi, Madhusudan Bhattacharya, Saptorshi Banerjee spoke in support of it.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)