Rebel TMC MPs seek 15 more days to reply to Lok Sabha notices on disqualification plea
Twenty rebel TMC MPs have requested a 15-day extension to respond to disqualification notices issued by the Lok Sabha Speaker. The MPs, who aligned with the NCPI, claim they need more time to collate necessary documentation for their legal defense.
Why it matters
The outcome of this disqualification petition could significantly impact the political stability and parliamentary standing of the involved parties.
Twenty rebel TMC MPs, who aligned themselves with the NCPI, have sought an additional 15 days to respond to notices issued by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on a petition seeking their disqualification under the anti-defection law, parliamentarian Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar said on Thursday (October 8, 2026).
The move comes as the deadline granted to them to send replies to the notices is to end on October 8.
Ghosh Dastidar, among the rebels, said the MPs had not yet collated all the documents required to prepare their response and had therefore sought another extension from the Lok Sabha secretariat.
“Our deadline to send a reply is about to end today. We are writing to the Lok Sabha Speaker requesting 15 days more time,” Ghosh Dastidar told PTI.
The MPs were given time till October 8 by the Lok Sabha secretariat to submit their replies within the stipulated timeframe.
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