Chief minister Mamata Banerjee called up Firhad Hakim, the urban development minister, and inquired about the Assembly chaos on Monday soon after the incident took place.

“The chief minister had called up Bobby (Firhad Hakim) and wanted to know whether any MLA was seriously injured. The chief minister knows how the BJP was trying to create trouble in the Assembly over the past few weeks, but as the chief minister she wanted to know whether each of the MLAs — be it from Trinamul or the Opposition — was safe,” said a Trinamul MLA.

Mamata, who is on a six-day tour to north Bengal, was worried about what happened in the Assembly, sources in the administration said.

In Darjeeling, when reporters asked her to comment about the incident, she said: “I don’t know anything... You can ask the Speaker. It is his prerogative.”

Multiple sources in the state administration, however, said the chief minister was worried about the scuffle as such incidents don’t send a good message about the affairs in the state.

“The chief minister is trying hard to draw investment to the state. Such incidents actually scare investors,” said a senior government official.

Another official pointed out that such incidents would leave the ruling establishment in an awkward situation particularly after the incident in Rampurhat where eight persons were charred to death allegedly following murder of a Trinamul leader.

“It is irrelevant who attacked whom in the Assembly. The fact is trouble took place in the Bengal assembly,” said the bureaucrat.

Sources said that the chief minister always told her party MLAs to remain calm in the face of provocation from the BJP benches.

“She knew that the BJP would try to create trouble in the house and showcase it as the lawlessness of the state. It will be important to see how she handles the situation particularly just before the Bengal Global Business Summit,” said a source.