'It is a party of barely 20 people': Kalyan Banerjee hits out at TMC rebels
Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee has criticized rebel party members as 'traitors' following his suspension from the Lok Sabha. The suspension was triggered by allegations of using misogynistic language against women MPs during a heated parliamentary exchange.
Why it matters
The incident highlights ongoing political volatility and internal party conflicts within the Indian parliamentary system.
NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee on Wednesday lashed out at the rebel Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI) faction after he was suspended from the Lok Sabha for the remainder of the Monsoon Session, calling its members ‘traitors’ and questioning what his suspension would achieve.His remarks came after the Lok Sabha suspended him for the rest of the session over allegations of indecent behaviour and the use of ‘unsavoury’ and misogynistic language against women MPs following a heated exchange with NCPI members inside the House.Speaking to reporters after his suspension, Banerjee questioned the move and targeted the rebel MPs.“What will they get by suspending me from here?... It is a party of barely twenty people. They (20 TMC rebel MPs) held a meeting in Kolkata after a month and a half. They do not even have twenty voters. They have nothing.
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