Return to Mamata, I'll resign in an hour: Abhishek Banerjee challenges TMC rebels
Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee has challenged rebel party members to return to the party, offering his resignation if they do so. Meanwhile, the Lok Sabha Speaker is considering the legal status of several recent political mergers that could significantly increase the NDA's parliamentary majority.
Why it matters
The potential approval of these mergers could shift the balance of power in the Indian Parliament, bringing the ruling NDA closer to a two-thirds majority.
Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday challenged the party's rebel MPs and MLAs, saying he would resign within an hour if they returned to TMC chief Mamata Banerjee.Addressing the issue of defections, Abhishek Banerjee said that if the rebel leaders had a problem with him and that was the reason behind their rebellion, they should return to Mamata Banerjee. He said that if he was the common target, they should come back to the party, and he would resign within an hour.His remarks came as Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla is expected to decide on Saturday on the merger of 20 rebel Trinamool Congress MPs with the Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI) and six Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs with the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, news agency ANI reported citing sourcesANI reported that the Lok Sabha Speaker is consulting experts and may take a final decision…
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