New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) Ritabrata Banerjee, till now a politician who largely remained in shadows — except when mired in allegations and controversies — has evolved this week as the face of a massive rebellion within the Trinamool Congress. His initial ascent was marked in the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) from becoming the all India General Secretary of Students Federation of India (SFI) to his nomination to Rajya Sabha.His subsequent expulsion over allegations of a “lavish lifest…
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Kolkata, June 3 (IANS) After the formation of a new group in Trinamool Congress’ legislative party in the West Bengal Assembly under the leadership of the expelled legislator, Ritabrata Banerjee, on Wednesday, the party’s original block, maintaining its allegiance towards former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her nephew, General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee, has announced the dissolution of all internal committees.A statement issued on the official social media handle of “All India Trin…
Kolkata, June 3 (IANS) The ninth Chief Minister of West Bengal, Suvendu Adhikari, will chair an administrative review meeting with bureaucrats, senior police officers and elected public representatives from three districts of Kolkata, Howrah and South 24 Parganas at the state secretariat Nabanna later on Wednesday, which will be attended by some elected Trinamool Congress legislators from these districts.As of now, the attendance of two expelled Trinamool Congress MLAs, namely Ritabrata Banerjee…
Kolkata, June 3 (IANS) It is now official that the Trinamool Congress has split a month after the party faced a landslide defeat in the recently concluded West Bengal Assembly elections. Out of the total 80 Trinamool Congress legislators in the Assembly, 58 have revolted under the leadership of the expelled party legislators Ritabrata Banerjee and Sandipan Saha.On Wednesday, a new resolution, carrying the signatures of these 58 legislators, was submitted in the Assembly, claiming to be the actua…
Kolkata, June 3 (IANS) Ritabrata Banerjee, the expelled Trinamool Congress legislator from Uluberia (Purba) constituency in Howrah district, arrived at the West Bengal Assembly on Wednesday with letters of support from 59 party MLAs, claiming that their faction is the principal opposition party in the state and not the minority group still owing allegiance to former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her nephew Abhishek Banerjee.While Ritabrata entered the Assembly premises at around 10.30 a.m.,…
Kolkata, June 2 (IANS) The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of West Bengal Police has approached the court in the signature case of Trinamool MLAs, officials said on Tuesday. The CID applied to the Bankshal Court to collect handwriting samples of Trinamool MLAs Baharul Islam, Subhashis Das, and Arup Roy. The court has granted the application. The CID has formed a five-member team headed by a DIG-rank officer. A complaint was filed at the Hare Street police station by the state Assembly se…
Kolkata, June 2 (IANS) The political crisis within the Trinamool Congress appears to be deepening as suspended party leader Riju Dutta on Tuesday claimed that around 50 MLAs from the party might split up and form the ‘Asli Trinamool Congress’. He said that the situation was similar to that of the Shiv Sena in Maharashtra, which had split into two factions in 2022.In an interaction with IANS, Dutta said: “It has come to light that yesterday afternoon, under the leadership of Sandipan Saha and Rit…
Kolkata, June 2 (IANS) A day after Trinamool Congress expelled its party legislator Ritabrata Banerjee, the Uluberia (Purba) MLA on Tuesday afternoon launched a scathing attack against the party’s General Secretary and Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee.Ritabrata Banerjee claimed that after facing “public anguish” at Sonarpur in South 24 Parganas district on the afternoon of May 30, Abhishek Banerjee had now sought Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) security cover for himself.“What kind o…
Kolkata, June 2 (IANS) Amid the brewing infighting within the Trinamool Congress following the expulsion of two party legislators, Ritabrata Banerjee and Sandipan Saha, a significant social media post by senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and member of the West Bengal cabinet, Tapas Roy, on Tuesday hinted at the “inevitable disintegration” of the previous ruling party in the state.In his social media post released at around 1.20 p.m. on Tuesday, Tapas Roy has also hinted at the possibili…
Kolkata, June 2 (IANS) As Trinamool Congress supremo and former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is slated to hit the streets on Tuesday afternoon for the first time since her party’s landslide defeat in the recently concluded Assembly elections, uncertainties are brewing over the participation of her own party legislators.The event involves a sit-in-demonstration. As per the schedule, Banerjee will sit in protest for two hours from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Y-channel in central Kolkat…