TMC's Kalyan Banerjee wears poster with 20 rebel MPs' photos in Parliament
TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee staged a protest in Parliament against 20 party members who defected to the NCPI and aligned with the NDA. The protest highlights ongoing political instability and the dispute over the legal status of the defecting MPs.
Why it matters
The defection represents a significant shift in West Bengal's political landscape and raises questions about legislative ethics and party loyalty.
NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress (TMC) suspended MP Kalyan Banerjee on Thursday staged a protest in Parliament against the defection of party MPs, wearing a poster displaying photographs of 20 rebel legislators and calling them "traitors of West Bengal.""20 traitors of West Bengal are present in Parliament... dishonest people," Banerjee was heard saying while staging a protest.The protest comes after at least 20 of the TMC's 28 Lok Sabha MPs broke away from the party and joined the Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI), pledging support to the NDA.The Trinamool Congress has described the rebel MPs as "gaddar" (traitors).The list of rebel MPs includes Sudip Bandyopadhyay, Rachna Banerjee, Jagadish Chandra Barma, Partha Bhowmick, Arup Chakraborty, Deepak Adhikari, Sayani Ghosh, Bapi Haldar, Abu Taher Khan, Kalipada Saren Kherwal, Asit Kumar and Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, among others.Speaking to ANI earlier, Banerjee said the rebel…
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