New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) Trinamool Congress leader Sudip Bandyopadhyay’s sudden arrival in the national capital and his open rebellion against party leadership is making headlines since he has been known as a close confidante of party Chairperson Mamata Banerjee and a staunch supporter of his leader in Parliament for decades. However, he is also known to have gone against his supremo on earlier occasions as and when he considered it appropriate for himself and his constituency. In September 2…
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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 14 (IANS) Rebel Trinamool Congress MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar on Sunday claimed that not just 20 but there are total 22 party MPs, which are part of the party’s ‘rebel’ faction led by her. The Trinamool MP made this claim while she was travelling to Delhi. There are reports that the ‘rebel’ Trinamool faction is holding a meeting there.Kakoli Ghosh claimed that Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will meet them on Monday when the rebel Trinamool MPs will submit a letter to him.On Saturday, Kol…
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) The Opposition, particularly Congress and Trinamool Congress, on Sunday lashed out at the BJP, accusing it of “finishing morality” in politics. The reactions come amid the growing dissent within the Mamata Banerjee-led party.Trinamool MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay visited Union Minister Bhupender Yadav’s residence on Saturday, signalling the support of another MP within the rebel Trinamool faction.Speaking to IANS, Kirti Azad remarked: “Calling them ‘rebels’ is an insult to th…
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…
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) Amid the gloom and recriminations within West Bengal’s defeated Trinamool Congress, the nomination of veteran leader Sovandeb Chattopadhyay as Leader of the Opposition has stood out as a rare positive development.Widely regarded in political circles as “the right man in the wrong party”, the octogenarian’s elevation has revived discussions about integrity and experience in a party grappling with electoral setback and internal criticism.According to a mid-level Tr…
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Trinamool Congress MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay on Wednesday criticised the conduct of the Election Commission of India (ECI) during polling in West Bengal, while expressing confidence that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee would return to power with a sweeping mandate.Speaking on polling day, Bandyopadhyay said, “Two lakh forces have been deployed, out of 294, there have been tensions/problems reported in 8-10 constituencies…In this election, again Mamata Banerjee is coming …