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TMC expels 2 MLAs, Sandipan Saha and Ritabrata Banerjee, for 'anti-party activities'
Trinamool Congress ( TMC) on Monday expelled two of its MLAs, Sandipan Saha and Ritabrata Banerjee, from the party's primary membership with immediate effect, accusing them of anti-party activities and actions prejudicial to the organisation's interests. In separate expulsion notices issued on June 1, the party said both legislators had repeatedly failed to attend meetings convened by the authorised party leadership despite being elected as candidates nominated by the TMC. The notices stated...
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NEW DELHI: Has the "fake signature" controversy pushed Mamata Banerjee's TMC to the brink of an internal crisis? A complaint lodged at assembly secretariat by two TMC MLAs, Sandipan Saha and Ritabrata Banerjee, has not only embarrassed the party leadership but also put it in a difficult spot. The state Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has summoned Abhishek Banerjee, Mamata's nephew and the party's No. 2 leader, for questioning.
TMC split on display: Rebel leaders attend CM Suvendu Adhikari's review meeting
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The standing ovation that sparked a rebellion: How dissent exploded inside TMC
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The fall of the twin flowers: How Mamata Banerjee lost control of her party
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More trouble brewing for Mamata's TMC? Expelled MLA Ritabrata makes fresh claim
Expelled Trinamool Congress leader Ritabrata Banerjee on Friday exuded confidence that support for the rebel TMC faction he is leading will continue to "increase". Ritabrata's remarks came amid turmoil within Mamata Banerjee's party. The expelled TMC leader claimed to have the backing of a sizeable section of MLAs from the party's strength in the West Bengal assembly.
'We are real opposition': Expelled TMC leader Ritabrata claims speaker's nod to rebel group
In a major setback for Mamata Banerjee, expelled Trinamool Congress leader Ritabrata Banerjee claimed on Wednesday that assembly Speaker Rathindra Bose had appointed him as the leader of the opposition in the state assembly. Ritabrata further claimed that the Speaker has accepted the rebel group's claim for legislature party status "We are real and main opposition in West Bengal assembly according to parliamentary norms," Ritabrata said. "Javed Khan, Sandeepan Saha, Sabina Yasmin, Shiuli...
From TMC insider to rebel leader: Who is Ritabrata Banerjee, man at the centre of turmoil
In a major escalation of the crisis within the Trinamool Congress (TMC), expelled party leader Ritabrata Banerjee on Wednesday claimed that Assembly Speaker Rathindra Bose had recognised him as the leader of the opposition in the West Bengal Assembly and accepted the rebel camp's claim to legislature party status. Addressing a press conference, Banerjee said the rebel faction represented the "real and main opposition" in the Assembly and announced a new leadership structure. He named Javed...
(T)oo (M)uch (C)haos? Mamata's party faces its biggest crisis — Latest developments
Trinamool means "grassroots" — a name chosen by Mamata Banerjee when she founded the party in 1998 to project it as a movement powered from the ground up. But on Wednesday, the castle that Mamata built for over two decades seemed vulnearable and perhaps facing its greatest crisis. In an unprecedented revolt, that has drawn parallels from when Shiv Sena broke in 2022, 58 rebel TMC MLAs led by expelled leader Ritabrata Banerjee claimed control of the Trinamool Congress legislature party and...
Maharashtra-model in Bengal? Didi fights to fend off crisis amid MLA exodus buzz
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