A physical altercation between Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporters occurred Friday night at the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata. The scuffle took place ahead of the arrival of TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, who was returning to the city following meetings in Delhi regarding the status of 20 … Read more
Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee traveled to Delhi on Friday to meet Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla regarding a pending merger proposal involving 20 rebel party members. The faction, led by Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, seeks to merge with the Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI), an NDA-aligned group. The Speaker has opted … Read more
A faction of 20 rebel Trinamool Congress (TMC) lawmakers has formally moved to merge with the Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI) and align with the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA). Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla is currently reviewing the merger, which follows earlier internal fractures including a breakaway group of 58 MLAs in the … Read more
Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee was questioned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for over ten hours on Monday regarding a 2022 education department recruitment case. Simultaneously, the party faces a major internal crisis as 20 Lok Sabha MPs informed Speaker Om Birla of their intent to merge with the Nationalist Citizens Party … Read more
Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Kalyan Banerjee publicly shifted his stance on Saturday, referring to party general secretary Abhishek Banerjee as his “son” just two days after openly questioning his leadership and influence. The Serampore MP’s conciliatory remarks come amid an internal crisis as dissident leaders reportedly organize a breakaway faction, with reports of 19 MPs … Read more
A joint team of Kolkata and Paschim Medinipur police, accompanied by central security forces, conducted an overnight search operation at the Kalighat residence of Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday. According to an official, the search is linked to a land-related case registered at the Salboni police station in Paschim Medinipur district. Why did … Read more
Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee has publicly addressed internal party tensions, stating he will not speak against senior leader Kalyan Banerjee despite the latter’s recent criticism. The response follows a series of public attacks from the 69-year-old lawyer, who described the younger leader as “arrogant” amid a broader political crisis facing the … Read more
Sources close to the Trinamool Congress (TMC) have confirmed that no discussions regarding a potential merger with the Congress party took place during a 90-minute meeting between TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday. The parties are instead focused on coordinating their efforts within the INDIA bloc to … Read more
The Trinamool Congress (TMC) faces an internal fracture as 20 Lok Sabha MPs, led by Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, have moved to support the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), according to reports. This follows a previous rebellion in the West Bengal assembly where 58 legislators staked a claim as the principal opposition bloc. Former Chief Minister … Read more
The All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) took decisive disciplinary action on Monday, expelling two of its legislators, Sandipan Saha and Ritabrata Banerjee, from the party’s primary membership with immediate effect. The expulsion follows accusations that both MLAs repeatedly failed to attend meetings convened by the party’s leadership and engaged in activities deemed prejudicial to the … Read more