The rebel TMC MPs are understood to be closely watching the Centre's plans to make another attempt to pass the Women's Reservation Bill and the Delimitation Bill in Parliament.
Amid mass resignations and a rebel camp threatening a split in the Trinamool Congress, an alleged signature forgery case related to the selection of the Leader of Opposition and other key Assembly appointments has become a thorn in the side of party national general secretary and Diamond Harbour MP Abhishek Banerjee.
He has been questioned by the West Bengal CID for nearly six hours on Thursday in connection with the case.
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| TMC MPs Saayoni Ghosh (left), Yusuf Pathan (centre), and Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar. |
Dr Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar was chief whip till May first/second week. Saayoni Ghoshi is a Abhishek loyalist has slammed Modi Govt on numerous occasions. She traveled across the state during polls. Yusuf Pathan, hails from Gujarat and had emerged giant killer by defeating Adhir Ranjan Choudhury in 2024.
A May 18 letter signed by 19 Trinamool Congress MPs seeking a separate parliamentary faction has surfaced.
The signatories include:
Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar
Satabdi Roy
Bapi Haldar
Dr Sharmila Sarkar
Prasun Bandyopadhyay
Jagadish Barma Basunia
Asit Kumar Mal
Arup Chakraborty
Rachna Banerjee
Saayoni Ghosh
Khalilur Rahaman
Abu Taher Khan
Yusuf Pathan
Mitali Bag
Mala Roy
Kalipada Soren
Deepak Adhikari
June Malia
Partha Bhowmick
The 'dissident MPs' have informed the Speaker of their intention to function as a separate parliamentary group.
The move has sharpened the party's internal crisis, raised questions over recognition and sparked rival claims over its symbol.
He reached the CID headquarters at Bhabani Bhavan around 5:50 pm shortly after obtaining interim protection from coercive action from the Calcutta High Court.
Abhishek Banerjee left the CID office around 11:30 pm and proceeded to Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee’s residence.
He has been directed to appear before the CID again on Sunday as the investigation intensifies.
Trinamool Congress's rebel faction in the Lok Sabha is all set to meet Speaker Om Birla on Monday. The faction will stake its claim as the real Trinamool Congress.
The development leaves only nine of the party's 28 Lok Sabha MPs outside the rebel camp, although the positions of some members remain unclear.
Sources said the communication submitted by the rebel MPs carries the date of May 18, a day before senior MP Kalyan Banerjee was appointed chief whip of the party in the Lok Sabha on May 19.
The Speaker will now have to determine whether the dissident group can be recognised on technical and procedural grounds.
Asked about the apparent contradiction between Ritabrata’s supposed anti-BJP stance in Bengal and her own support for the NDA, Kakoli told India Today TV she had “nothing to do” with him.
“I have nothing to do with him. He’s in the Assembly and I’m in Parliament. When I started off, I was the only one to raise my voice against this; now, 19 others have joined me, and together we will work for Bengal,” the Barasat MP said.
To another question, Dr Kakoli ruled out Sreerampur MP Kalyan Banerjee joining the rebels despite his recent outburst against Mamata Banerjee’s No. 2 Abhishek Banerjee. She cited her official complaint against his alleged misogyny.
LoP West Bengal assembly, Ritabrata Banerjee appeared taken aback when asked to respond to Dr Ghosh Dastidar's statement dissociating from him.
“Who said what? Come again... Kakolidi? What did she say?” he asked, before laughing when her remarks were read out to him. “I don’t know… best not to get into these things.”
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