Kolkata, June 14 (IANS) Amid growing rebellion among Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha members, the party’s National General Secretary and Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee, has written to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, urging him not to recognise any separate block within the Trinamool Congress Parliamentary Party in the Lower House, arguing that the Trinamool Congress is a single and unified political entity.The rebel Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha members, who are now believed to be in a majority, ar…
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New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) After Trinamool Congress rebel MLAs urged Mamata Banerjee to join them as advisor, senior Trinamool Congress leader and Lok Sabha MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay, who recently extended his support to breakaway MPs, reiterated the same message for his leader on Sunday. This is the first time that the septuagenarian Parliamentarian spoke to the media publicly after news broke on Saturday of his joining rebel ranks. However, he is yet to officially sign the draft prepared by the re…
Kolkata, June 13 (IANS) Amid the brewing rebellion within the Trinamool Congress Parliamentary Party in the Lok Sabha, the party leadership has removed two Lok Sabha members from crucial organisational posts. The most significant move was the replacement of four‑time Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha member from Kolkata (Uttar) constituency, Sudip Bandopadhyay, from the post of the party’s president for the Kolkata (Uttar) Assembly constituency.The decision came hours after information surfaced t…
Kolkata, June 13 (IANS) The rebellion in the Trinamool Congress Parliamentary Party in the Lok Sabha is becoming more evident as veteran party leader Sudip Bandyopadhyay has joined the rebel faction MPs. Bandyopadhyay, the Kolkata Uttar MP of Trinamool Congress, was seen in a car with rebel party MP Satabdi Roy in Delhi on Saturday.He left with Satabdi Roy in the same car from Delhi airport to meet the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Union Minister Bhupender Yadav at the latter’s residen…
Mumbai, June 12 (IANS) Following the dramatic political developments in West Bengal, intense political speculation has shifted to Maharashtra. In a swift move, former Chief Minister and Shiv Sena-UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray has called an urgent meeting of all his party’s Members of Parliament (MPs) on June 14.The sudden decision has sparked widespread discussion in political circles, with questions being raised over the possibility of unrest within the party ranks.Thackeray has directed all party…
Kolkata, June 12 (IANS) Suspended Trinamool Congress leader Riju Dutta on Friday claimed that the number of rebel party MPs, seeking recognition as a “new bloc” in the Lok Sabha will increase in the coming days. He also said that the dissenting MPs are scheduled to meet Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday.Earlier in the day, rebel Trinamool MP Jagadish Barma Basunia had confirmed the validity of the letter containing signatures of 19 party MPs, including him, who reportedly claim to be the main…
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi gave a clarion call for unity at a recent INDIA Bloc meeting, graciously accepting his and the Congress’s criticism from allies and urging them to use resistance as a strategy to defeat the BJP. “The Congress Party’s role, as many of you have stated, is to unite all of you together with love and affection,” said Gandhi at the meeting held on June 8 in Delhi, in the backdrop of the recent Assembly election defeat…
Patna, June 12 (IANS) Trouble appears to be mounting for Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor, after a civil court in Bettiah ordered him to appear in connection with a defamation case filed by BJP MP Sanjay Jaiswal. The case pertains to allegations that Prashant Kishor made statements intended to tarnish the public image and reputation of the four-time Member of Parliament.The court has initiated further proceedings based on affidavits and witness testimony presented before it.According to …
Kolkata, June 12 (IANS) With dissent within the Trinamool Congress refusing to abate, MP Kirti Azad accused the BJP on Friday of causing the rift within the Mamata Banerjee-led party, quipping: “Operation Lotus never fails”.The former cricketer’s reaction comes after three pages carrying signatures of 19 rebel Trinamool MPs surfaced earlier in the day, reportedly claiming to be the main and majority bloc of the party’s representation in the Lok Sabha.Speaking to IANS, Azad said: “There is no l…
Kolkata, June 12 (IANS) Amid the growing rift in the Trinamool Congress, party MP Saugata Roy on Friday said that some of his fellow lawmakers are claiming they did not sign any document, yet their names are still being used, even as termed whatever is happening is immoral and unethical, as these lawmakers were elected on the party’s symbol and received full support from it, with campaigning led by party President Mamata Banerjee. Speaking to IANS, Saugata Roy said: “Some people are claiming tha…