Kolkata, June 21 (IANS) Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha member from Krishnanagar constituency in Nadia district of West Bengal, Mahua Moitra, on Sunday, ridiculed the National Citizens Party of India (NCPI)’s claims of being “pro-poor” on the latter’s social media handle.In her own social media post on Sunday, Moitra also expressed doubts about how long the NCPI will be able to retain its “pro-poor” image amid the joining of 20 rebel Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha members with the virtual…
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Kolkata, June 19 (IANS) A delegation of four Trinamool Congress MPs, three from Lok Sabha and one from Rajya Sabha, led by the party’s general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, on Friday met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and sought the disqualification of 20 rebel party MPs who recently joined the Tripura‑based Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI). Speaking to media persons after the meeting, Abhishek Banerjee, nephew of former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, said he and other memb…
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) Trinamool Congress rebel MP Kakali Ghosh Dastidar’s son Baidyanath Ghosh Dastidar on Saturday sent a legal notice to former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Trinamool MPs Sougata Roy, Kalyan Banerjee, Mahua Moitra and former Trinamool leader Sonali Guha for making false, defamatory and unwarranted references against him. In a statement, Baidyanath Ghosh Dastidar clarified that he never sought an MLA ticket from the Barasat Assembly constituency. He said claims suggesting…
Kolkata, June 13 (IANS) Trinamool Congress MLA Kunal Ghosh on Saturday targeted party MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay after he joined the rebel camp of Trinamool Lok Sabha MPs. Speaking to media persons, Kunal Ghosh said Sudip Bandyopadhyay’s departure from the party meant “buy one get one free”. He said Bandyopadhyay was “a man sporting a wig” and would “have a mobile beauty parlour at his expense”, adding that he had changed parties several times and was unhappy with the current situation…
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…
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…
Kolkata, June 12 (IANS) Three pages carrying signatures of 19 Trinamool Congress MPs surfaced on Friday, reportedly claiming to be the main and majority bloc of the party’s representation in the Lok Sabha.Confusion persisted over whether these three pages are the concluding portions of the purported letter that the MPs, under the leadership of Dr Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar and Satabdi Roy, have reportedly submitted to the office of the Lok Sabha Speaker.In the three surfacing pages, copies of which…
Kolkata, June 11 (IANS) Trinamool Congress MP Saugata Roy on Thursday asserted that party supremo and former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee should be at the “forefront” of the Opposition’s fight against the BJP.His reaction came amid reports of Trinamool’s merger with the Congress, which the latter has termed “rumours” and “baseless”.In an interaction with IANS, Saugata Roy said: “I want the Trinamool and Congress to work in a close alliance to remove and defeat the BJP. That is all …
Kolkata, June 10 (IANS) Amid growing dissent within the Trinamool Congress, rebel MP Satabdi Roy on Wednesday launched a sharp critique of the party’s functioning, alleging that the leadership failed to address internal grievances, ignored discussions on electoral setbacks, and allowed corruption and overconfidence to weaken the organisation. Speaking exclusively to IANS, Roy said the increasing number of leaders distancing themselves from the party should not be viewed merely as individual acts…