New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha was once again plunged into chaos and adjourned within minutes on the fourth day of the Monsoon Session, as Opposition parties intensified their protests demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET paper leak case and a discussion on alleged police brutality against agitating students in New Delhi. When the House reassembled at noon, Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge strongly raised the demand for the Mini…
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New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Trinamool Congress leader Kalyan Banerjee has frequently landed himself in trouble, being a quick-tempered person with a sharp tongue, and now being suspended from Lok Sabha for the remainder of the Monsoon Session on allegations of using abusive language against fellow Members of Parliament, especially women. A four-time MP from West Bengal’s Serampore constituency and a senior advocate of the Supreme Court and Calcutta High Court, Banerjee has long been one of the Tri…
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Trinamool Congress MP, Kalyan Banerjee, was suspended from the Lok Sabha for the remainder of the Monsoon Session on Wednesday after the Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI) lodged a complaint with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, alleging that he had used abusive language against the party’s MPs during proceedings in the House.The action came after Banerjee was involved in a heated verbal exchange with some of his former party colleagues, who are now members of the NC…
Kolkata, July 22 (IANS) Four-time Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha member and senior advocate Kalyan Banerjee, who has been loyal to former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, seems to be turning into a rebel.In an explosive social media post made on Tuesday night, Banerjee, who is the principal person within the Mamata Banerjee-led faction in handling different court cases, has poured out his grievances on how he was insulted and interrupted again and again while he was addressing the Marty…
Kolkata, July 17 (IANS) The hearing on the petition filed by the “original but minority” faction in Trinamool Congress challenging the decision of the West Bengal Assembly Speaker Rathindra Bose regarding the appointment of Ritabrata Banerjee, the leader of the “rebel but majority” faction in the party, as the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the House concluded on Friday at a division bench of the Calcutta High Court. However, the division bench of Justice Sampa Sarkar and Justice Ajay Kumar G…
Kolkata, July 15 (IANS) Trinamool Congress MLA Madan Mitra on Wednesday blamed MP Abhishek Banerjee’s “Hitlerian attitude” for quitting the Mamata Banerjee-led faction and joining her rival, West Bengal Leader of Opposition Ritabrata Banerjee, even as the former Chief Minister’s loyalists accused him of changing sides on the “invitation” of the Enforcement Directorate (ED).Speaking exclusively to IANS, Mitra said: “Reason behind that, it was not possible for me to continue with Mamata Banerjee b…
Kolkata, July 14 (IANS) Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee on Tuesday once again pointed his finger at party general secretary Abhishek Banerjee for the party’s downfall in Bengal politics. He also put the party’s former political consultant agency in the same row and criticised it, and did not spare Abhishek’s aides either.Kalyan also said that those who once benefited the most from Abhishek and the political consultant agency are now speaking against it. He clarified that there are pro-rebe…
Kolkata, July 13 (IANS) The Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress faction on Monday approached a single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court challenging the advisory from Kolkata Police imposing prohibitory orders for 60 days in front of CESC House near busy Esplanade Crossing, which is the traditional venue of the party’s annual Martyrs’ Day event.The single-judge bench of Justice Sougata Bhattacharya admitted the petition, and the matter will come up for hearing on July 15.Kolkata Polic…
Kolkata, July 6 (IANS) The two rival factions in the Trinamool Congress, both claiming the rights to the party name and election symbol, and subsequently over the party’s funds, on Monday submitted documents placing their respective arguments to the Election Commission of India (ECI) headquarters in New Delhi. On one hand, Lok Sabha members Kalyan Banerjee and Mahua Moitra, and the party’s Rajya Sabha member, Sagarika Ghose, who are representing the “original but minority” faction led by former …
Kolkata, July 1 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress faction, which continues its allegiance to former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her nephew Abhishek Banerjee, has decided to approach the Calcutta High Court challenging the Kolkata Police’s decision to impose prohibitory orders in central Kolkata where the party organises Martyrs’ Day on July 21 every year.On Tuesday, the Kolkata Police informed both factions that this year’s Martyrs’ Day would not be allowed to be organised …