New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Between 2009 and 2014, as the Trinamool Congress grew in numbers in the Lok Sabha, its leaders, spurred by supremo Mamata Banerjee, sought prominence in Parliament, including a party office of its own.For a party that grew from single digits to 19 seats in the 2009 Lok Sabha election and 34 in 2014, the demand could be considered justified. But it chose to link it with the Left Front’s successive decline in numbers in the Lower House of Parliament, especially that of …
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Kolkata, July 18 (IANS) Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday assured that the request from 20 erstwhile Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha members for recognition of their joining the National Citizens Party of India (NCPI) is under consideration by the office of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla. Rijiju sent a letter to Sudip Bandopadhyay, a four‑time Lok Sabha member and former leader of Trinamool’s Parliamentary party in the Lok Sabha, assuring him.“Recently, you along with …
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, May 14 (IANS) Trinamool Congress MLA Kunal Ghosh on Thursday said that leaders such as Tapas Roy and Sajal Ghosh were forced to leave the Trinamool Congress and called for an “introspection” following the party’s electoral debacle. Kunal Ghosh made these suggestive comments after taking oath as the Beleghata MLA in the West Bengal Assembly. His comments have created speculation on social media.As Pro-tem Speaker, former Trinamool Congress MLA Tapas Roy, who won the Assembly electi…
Kolkata, May 12 (IANS) Veteran leader and six-time legislator Tapas Roy will take oath as the pro-tem Speaker in the West Bengal Assembly on Tuesday.Governor R.N. Ravi will be administering the oath of office to Roy as the pro-tem Speaker.As the pro-tem Speaker, Roy will administer the oath ceremony of the 293 newly elected legislators in the recently concluded West Bengal Assembly polls on May 13 and May 14.Although the total number of Assembly constituencies is 294, currently there are 293 leg…
Kolkata, May 9 (IANS) Trinamool Congress, on Saturday, announced veteran party leader Sovandeb Chattopadhyay as the Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly. He was elected this time from the Ballygunge Assembly constituency in south Kolkata. Trinamool Congress General Secretary and party Lok Sabha member Abhishek Banerjee, who is also the nephew of former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, issued a statement on Saturday night announcing the name of Chattopadhyay as the Leader of the Op…