TMC MP Saugata Roy threatens breach of privilege motion against rebel MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar
Trinamool Congress MP Saugata Roy has threatened a breach of privilege motion against rebel MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar. The dispute stems from Dastidar allegedly violating parliamentary norms by publicly discussing proceedings from a Standing Committee meeting regarding child welfare.
Why it matters
This highlights internal political instability within the TMC and underscores the strict confidentiality rules governing parliamentary committee proceedings in India.
Trinamool Congress MP Saugata Roy on Tuesday threatened to move a privilege motion against Barasat MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar — who heads the dissident TMC faction that merged with the Nationalist Citizen Party of India this week — for breaking the Parliamentary norm of not divulging the proceedings of a Parliamentary standing committee.
The article reports on a political dispute by presenting the accusations of both parties without taking a side.
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