The 57-year old woman, who made her maiden appearance in the Assembly today during the Governor’s address to the House, went after Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee soon after Gopalkrishna Gandhi began speaking.

“Buddhababu, look at me. Look into my eyes. I have lost my son. What was my son’s fault that police shot him. Give back my son, Imdadul. I am Imdadul’s mother, Phiroza Bibi. I have come form Nandigram,” she shouted even as Trinamool leaders, including Partha Chatterjee, tried to restrain her.

Bibi was elected from Nandigram in a by-poll after the seat felt vacant following the resignation of the sitting CPI MLA, Sheikh Mohammed Illyus, who was caught on camera taking cash from an NGO.

The first-time MLA also held posters that read: “Let there be an end to terrorism.” The chief minister was seen listening raptly form the treasury benches, his head down, while Bibi vent her spleen.

Later, talking to reporters in the lobby, Bibi said: “I wanted the chief minister to return my son because he was responsible for the police firing.”

Chatterjee later said that Bibi’s outburst was that of a mother who had lost her son.

The Governor’s address continued for about 45 minutes amid the din as he listed the success stories of the Left Front government for the past one year.

The inaugural day of the session also lost its rhythm at the very outset. The Governor and legislators had to sing the national anthem twice as the recorded version that is played during the opening session did not function because of technical glitches. “It was a technical snag,” Speaker H A Halim said, adding it had never happened before during his tenure as the presiding officer of the House.

The Speaker said he had asked the Assembly secretary to inquire and submit a report. The national song Vande Mataram also failed to play during the customary procession with the Governor in the House.